On Thursday 01 July 2004 09:44, Tom Brinkman wrote: > On Wednesday 30 June 2004 12:28 pm, Hoyt Bailey wrote: > > On Wednesday 30 June 2004 11:21, Tom Brinkman wrote: > > > My data: From sbcglobal.net. > > Primary DNS address 151.164.1.8 > > Secondary DNS address 206.13.28.12 > > Question: Where do I put it so rp-ppoe or DNS of whatever does > > it will put it in '/etc/resolver.conf' because if I put it > > there directely that whatever overwrites it. > > > > > > > tom $ cat /etc/ppp/resolv.conf > > > > I dont have an /etc/ppp.resolv.conf mine is /etc/resolv.conf. > > /etc/ppp/resolv.conf you should have one. I have no idea > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > why one wasn't created, but it should have > > nameserver 151.164.1.8 > nameserver 206.13.28.12 > > ... in it. AFAIK, /etc/resolv.conf is a file generated by the > binary file, /etc/resolv.conf.tmp As I said, I think you need > somebody more knowlegeable about all this than me. I only thought > I might be of help since I also use sbcglobal.net and they seem > to do things a little differently than many other DSL ISP's. > > > > > DEVICE=eth0 > > > BOOTPROTO=static > > > ^^^^^^^^ Back during 9.x development, Mandrake > > > developers told me this didn't make sense, but now it's the > > > Mandrake default, at least the fresh installs I've done > > > since. > > > > What file is this information in? > > /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth? (where ? = 0 or 1) > > > > > > IPADDR=10.0.0.10 > > > NETMASK=255.255.255.0 > > > NETWORK=10.0.0.0 > > > BROADCAST=10.0.0.255 > > > ONBOOT=yes > > > MII_NOT_SUPPORTED=no > > > ^^^^^ that's for a very well supported > > > D-link 530 TX+ card. You might try setting this to =yes > > > (which means MII will be disabled). > > > > > > I suspect you've got some LAN misconfigure(s), but I > > > can't go there. Never done it. > > > > It wouldnt supprise me because I dont have a LAN and have no > > understanding of same. Everything just happened. > > Yes, "Everything just happened" for me. Other than some > initial problems when I first got DSL while usin 9.0, Mandrake > (cooker) installs have always configured eth0 for me after I > input the info during the install, and most all of the entries I > leave blank, or at default. About all I enter, IIRC, is > sbcglobal.net, my user ID and password. I don't start the connect > at boot, and I believe that is the default. > > Then a rp-pppoe run of 'adsl-setup' to answer about a half > dozen questions. One of which one is to enter DNS, I just type > 'server' and DNS is automagically obtained from sbcglobal.net. > Often after recent fresh installs (/home is saved), I don't even > need to re-do a 'adsl-setup' > > I avoid usin Mandrake's 'drakconnect'. I believe recent > Mandrake versions install rp-pppoe when you choose 'adsl' during > install anyhow. > -- > Tom Brinkman Corpus Christi, Texas > Proud to be an American > > Thanks for your advise I know all of ppp is installed but I dont think its being used. -- Regards; Hoyt
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