> ---------- > From: Hardy Menagh > Subject: Re; PBook Ghost Connections > > With the Open Transport 1.1.2, OT PPP 1.0 setup on OS 7.x - 8.1, The PPP > panel displays the address you are connected to, pretty much the same as > Remote Access on later systems. I collected several of these when connected > with the G3. Most only had different last numbers. I entered them in the > Name Server Addr. field of the TCP/IP panel. Sometimes Remote Access > displays one of the addresses, sometimes a different one. The same is true > of the PPP panel on the earlier systems. It seems to ignore the specified > addresses. Since connecting with the Mac Plus and G3 was not a problem, I > never gave it another thought until the PowerBooks wouldn't budge from the > ISPs server. > Those numbers may not necessarily be operating DNS. Usually an ISP would have two DNS servers and then a third one listed outside of their network.
> I have asked the ISP for the correct > addresses or if they can verify the ones I have. I may or may not hear from > them but hey, I'm learning new stuff here! Thanks. > Here's an IP address of a DNS server somewhere in North Carolina. It's the one they have configured here as the external DNS. 128.109.193.1 You usually want a DNS that is closer to you but in a pinch this might do. .................................................................... Tom Roth * tel 336.716.4493 Wake Forest University School of Medicine Dept of Biomedical Communications Medical Center Blvd * Winston-Salem, NC 27157 http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ -- PowerBooks is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Enter To Win A | -- Canon PowerShot Digital Cameras start at $299 | Free iBook! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> PowerBooks list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/powerbooks.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/powerbooks%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
