I've beentrying to figure out how to get my Linux PPP connection to
Compuserve to work. I've looking through a HOWTOPPP text file that I
downloaded off of the Unix forum on Compuserve, but I'm a little unsure
about some of the settings that I should use.
Here is what I've come up with for /etc/hosts based on the settings in my
WIN95 stuff:
#
# List addresses needed before a nameserver is available,
# and any "shortcuts" that will make life easier. Remember
# that your domain is automatically added if a domain is not
# specified.
#
# Host address
127.0.0.1 somehost.somedomain somehost
# Loopback address
127.0.0.1 localhost
# ISP addresses for nameservers (primary, secondary)
149.174.213.5 primary
149.174.211.5 secondary
# NNTP Usenet news server
149.174.213.20 news
# SMTP mail server
149.174.213.4 mail
# HTTP web server
149.174.213.11 www
In my Win95 DUN TCP/IP name server settings I have:
149.174.213.5 primary
149.174.211.5 secondary
I'm still not sure what I should be putting in for Host address in the
etc/hosts file, should I use:
149.174.213.5 CIS.compuserve.com CIS
How about local host in the etc/hosts file, should I use:
149.174.211.5 localhost
What about the /etc/networks file, should I use:
# Loopback networks
local 149.174.213.5
loopback 149.174.211.5
When I was connected via ppp to Compuserve, the ifconfig command showed:
lo Link encap:Local Loopback
inet addr:127.0.0.1 Bcast:127.255.255.255 Mask:255.0.0.0
UP BROADCAST LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:3584 Metric:1
RX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:2 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
inet addr:206.175.216.146 P-t-P:209.154.36.163 Mask:255.255.255.0
UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING MTU:1500 Metric:1
RX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
TX packets:5 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0
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