> I think that's what's happening. Is there any way to prevent this while > still being able to access the local DNS and the DNS of the internet > provider? > > I just checked the /etc/resolv.conf od my local server. It contains the > nameservers of our provider and there is NO entry that points to > localhost. The server cannot ping any of the local network's hosts by > name. Strangely, though, the other hosts on the network CAN ping other > local network hosts by name. I guess they are accessing a DNS cache.
you can play and edit /etc/ppp/ip-up[.local] or perhaps a file in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ directory (ifcfg-ppp0?). hth. -- Edelberto S. Mania CISP/NOC SACTC -- Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [EMAIL PROTECTED] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Official Website: http://plug.linux.org.ph Searchable Archives: http://marc.free.net.ph . To leave, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/plug . Are you a Linux newbie? To join the newbie list, go to http://lists.q-linux.com/mailman/listinfo/ph-linux-newbie
