>I can connect only if I put in the name server addr. number that my admin >gives me.
Actually, you are probably connecting online anyway, just without a valid name server, nothing you try to do will translate into the IPs that are really needed. So it may LOOK like you aren't connected, because all web pages, email, and otherwise will timeout. >But the server I had listed went off and therefore I couldn't get my mail >or reach the admin's web page over this weekend. Makes sense >Now they've given me a new number, but they say I've no guarantee that >server >doesn't go off and again I'm disconnected. Sounds like they are pretty unreliable. You can always locate a better DNS server (search the web for free DNS servers, or check any of the major ISPs support web pages and look for the DNS addresses they use (I tend to use Bell Atlantic's servers when I am in doubt... although they could go offline any day, since Bell Atlantic ceased to exist a good 5 or 6 years ago, and Verizon (who they became) uses different DNS servers now). >I'm told it's: "a bug in the POP client system, that delivers the DNS >addresses, but the client on my computer doesn't listen. Surely this has >been solved in later versions." [my translation ; -) ] The Mac, and Emailer both cache DNS info. So if their DNS server goes offline, the Mac will attempt to use old DNS info to the best of its ability. Same with Emailer. Both can be reset by quitting and restarting (for Emailer, just quit Emailer, for the Mac, do a reboot). But that will only help you if the DNS server has changed info that you aren't getting. If the DNS server is actually offline, then there is nothing you can do until it comes back up. Also, you may seriously want to move to Apple's TCP/IP Control Panel, and use the PPP client that comes with it. I don't have any idea how out of date FreePPP is, but it wouldn't surprise me if there are bugs in it. Apple's PPP Client with 8.6 is pretty decent (there was an issue with the Pre-OS 8 versions that didn't refresh DHCP correctly, but that was solved in 8.1 IIRC). -chris <http://www.mythtech.net> ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
