On Sunday 22 December 2002 2:18 pm, Dean Michael Berris wrote: > i am using slackware 8.1 and was connecting to the internet right - the > nameserver of the ISP was always set up correctly whenever i chose which > connection i want to use via kppp.
I was experiencing the same problem before. I'm also using Slackware 8.1. I have a few dialup accounts and my /etc/resolv.conf is used to being messed up. What I did was setup a local DNS server (resolver) so I don't have to depend on my ISP's nameservers. > but then when i ran the pppsetup utility which came with slackware 8.1, > all of a sudden the resolv.conf file which used to be dynamic (or so i > think) is now static and set to a nameserver of one of the ISPs i connect > to. now when i connect to another isp, the applications that look into > the /etc/resolv.conf file (like evolution) dont get the right > nameserver, thus cease to function correctly. > > i dont quite understand how this came about, (maybe it had to do with my > running the pppsetup utility) and am wondering if anybody has > experienced the same problem, and how they worked around it somehow. pppsetup may have added an entry on your resolv.conf file, try removing it. _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fully Searchable Archives With Friendly Web Interface at http://marc.free.net.ph To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
