Re: Network settings and ppp
On Sun, Jan 14, 2001 at 11:54:04PM -0500, David B. Harris wrote: > To quote "Elizabeth R. Chichester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > # Okay, I made a mistake. When I set up Debian on my home machine, I > was > # thinking in terms of a home network and so set up networking (through > # eth0). Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and don't have everything > # set up. Specifically, I didn't have internet access handled. > # > # I did set up wvdial during the installation process. It works. I'm > # able to connect to the ISP. However, I can't get a DNS reading (i.e., > I > # can't ping anything successfully). The Gnome ppp dialer (where you > can > # specify the DNS addresses of the ISP) consistently gives an error > # message. > # > # Does anyone know (or can you direct me) to where I should "disable" > # networking so that I can get DNS through my ISP and otherwise get on > the > # 'net? Just a sample /etc/init.d/networking and /etc/resolv.conf (or > # other files) might do the trick. > > Sure :) /etc/resolv.conf should look something like: > order hosts,bind Mmm, don;t thinks so. Are you not mixing up hosts.conf with resolv.conf here ? Cliff > nameserver ip.address.of.nameserver > nameserver ip.address.of.2nd-nameserver > > That'll probably fix things, but no guarantees ;) Consider this a > quick-fix :) > > David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay > Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.) > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
Re: Network settings and ppp
On Sun, 14 Jan 2001, Elizabeth R. Chichester wrote: > Okay, I made a mistake. When I set up Debian on my home machine, I was > thinking in terms of a home network and so set up networking (through > eth0). Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and don't have everything > set up. Specifically, I didn't have internet access handled. > > I did set up wvdial during the installation process. It works. I'm > able to connect to the ISP. However, I can't get a DNS reading (i.e., I > can't ping anything successfully). The Gnome ppp dialer (where you can > specify the DNS addresses of the ISP) consistently gives an error > message. I belive that the option 'usepeerdns' in the pppd options file configures your system for that session with the ISP's DNS. Greetz, Sebastiaan > > Does anyone know (or can you direct me) to where I should "disable" > networking so that I can get DNS through my ISP and otherwise get on the > 'net? Just a sample /etc/init.d/networking and /etc/resolv.conf (or > other files) might do the trick. > > TIA, > > Ron > ./. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
Re: Network settings and ppp
To quote "Elizabeth R. Chichester" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, # Okay, I made a mistake. When I set up Debian on my home machine, I was # thinking in terms of a home network and so set up networking (through # eth0). Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and don't have everything # set up. Specifically, I didn't have internet access handled. # # I did set up wvdial during the installation process. It works. I'm # able to connect to the ISP. However, I can't get a DNS reading (i.e., I # can't ping anything successfully). The Gnome ppp dialer (where you can # specify the DNS addresses of the ISP) consistently gives an error # message. # # Does anyone know (or can you direct me) to where I should "disable" # networking so that I can get DNS through my ISP and otherwise get on the # 'net? Just a sample /etc/init.d/networking and /etc/resolv.conf (or # other files) might do the trick. Sure :) /etc/resolv.conf should look something like: order hosts,bind nameserver ip.address.of.nameserver nameserver ip.address.of.2nd-nameserver That'll probably fix things, but no guarantees ;) Consider this a quick-fix :) David Barclay Harris, Clan Barclay Aut agere, aut mori. (Either action, or death.)
Network settings and ppp
Okay, I made a mistake. When I set up Debian on my home machine, I was thinking in terms of a home network and so set up networking (through eth0). Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and don't have everything set up. Specifically, I didn't have internet access handled. I did set up wvdial during the installation process. It works. I'm able to connect to the ISP. However, I can't get a DNS reading (i.e., I can't ping anything successfully). The Gnome ppp dialer (where you can specify the DNS addresses of the ISP) consistently gives an error message. Does anyone know (or can you direct me) to where I should "disable" networking so that I can get DNS through my ISP and otherwise get on the 'net? Just a sample /etc/init.d/networking and /etc/resolv.conf (or other files) might do the trick. TIA, Ron ./.
