Hello Gerald, Thanks for the reply.
Yes, I realise it should show the local IP address, but should it be that of the locally assigned ppp port provided by the ISP's DNS server, or that of the ethernet card which I can't see relevant to this. When I ping the external server port, it displays my local ISP assigned IP address which I assume to be correct. But when I try to ping any external, valid IP address it displays the addres of my ethernet card. The resolv.conf file looks like: domain acay.com.au # my ISP search rob.com.au acay.com.au nameserver 203.88.255.99 #kppp temp entry nameserver 203.88.240.88 #kppp temp entry My ISP tells me these are correct. Also when I connect from my Windoze 2000 machine these addresses are pingable. Does this help ? All the best. Rob. [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerald Waugh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [newbie] Problem with ISP DNS address lookup > On Thursday 28 March 2002 06:40 pm, Robert Milne wrote: > > Dear all, > > > > I am having a problem resolving web addresses when connected to my ISP > > using kppp. Mandrake dials and connects OK to my ISP via the modem. I can > > see the local and remote IP addresses automatically assigned and can ping > > these OK. There are entries in resolv.conf for the nameservers, > > automatically placed. According to the ISP these addresses are correct. > > However I cannot ping these. > > > > > > Interestingly when I ping the local and remote IP's (203... range), ping > > shows my ISP locally assigned IP address as the "from", which should be > > correct. But when I try to ping any other external IP's, such as the > > nameserver address, ping shows my from address as being my locally assigned > > (172...) address for my ethernet card. > > Well, it should show the address of your PC initially then from will be who > it was from. No matter who you ping no matter where. i.e. > [root@gail gerald]# ping yahoo.com #==== ping yahoo ====== > PING yahoo.com (216.115.109.6) from 192.168.1.16 : 56(84) bytes of data. > 64 bytes from broadcast.com (216.115.109.6): icmp_seq=0 ttl=246 time=70.962 > msec > > [root@gail gerald]# ping jerry #==== ping jerry on my local lan ====== > PING jerry.localnet.fsn (192.168.1.50) from 192.168.1.16 : 56(84) bytes of > data. > 64 bytes from jerry.localnet.fsn (192.168.1.50): icmp_seq=0 ttl=128 > time=1.154 msec > > What does your resolv.conf file look like? > > -- > Gerald Waugh > http://www.frontstreetnetworks.com > New Haven, CT, United States of America > 9:52pm up 6 days, 6:17, 2 users, load average: 1.02, 1.10, 1.10 >
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