On Sun, 2002-12-22 at 18:48, Rommell Barcela wrote: > 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. >
now i got it. the /etc/ppp/options file which used to allow dynamic DNS entries was overwritten by the one created by pppsetup. thats why kppp wouldnt allow automatic DNS detection when i ran pppsetup. that was the main problem. for archival purposes, i would like to suggest a solution to my own problem, and i hope it could be useful to others. what i did was to change the /etc/ppp/options file to the one provided by the distribution [/etc/ppp/options.dist]. i browsed through the file, and it was a fully documented (almost a tutorial) about the options that you may want to enable or disable. it pretty much saved me from freaking out and reading a whole lot of howtos and documentation, althogh it could have been fun and entertaining, given that i have the whole christmas break to myself. ;) and btw, i dont like the thought or running services that my ISP provides for me. i might think of doing that [setting up a nameserver] when i already see the need - like when i'm always online and want an efficient means of name resolution within my network (which i dont have now) as well as to the outside world. and that task would be another learning experience which i would want to undertake, as well as master. but then i have no need yet for running my own nameserver so i wont. ;) > > pppsetup may have added an entry on your resolv.conf file, try removing it. > i tried this one to no avail, but the above step i took worked like a charm. i hope it would work for others too. > _ > 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] -- -=[mikhail]=- _ 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]
