From kde-linux Thu Jul 29 08:06:50 2004 From: DEVOS Bruno Date: Thu, 29 Jul 2004 08:06:50 +0000 To: kde-linux Subject: Re: [kde-linux] Problems with kppp in Fedora 2 Message-Id: <4108B01A.2CBCF3CA () renault ! com ! pl> X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kde-linux&m=109108879731037 > James Richard Tyrer wrote: > > > > > Why do you have it set to 'search yahoo.com'? ARGH! > > > > I suggest that you remove the first line since: > > > > search localdomain > > > > is the default and you don't need to enter it. > > > > I presume that your have a network nameserver on address 192.0.0.2. > > > > Your problem is that for some reason KPPP isn't automatically loading > > your ISP's nameserver addresses. Do you have the ISP's: "Domain name" > > set correctly in the "DNS" tab in: "Accounts" section of the KPPP > > configure dialog? (click the: "Edit" button). And, on the same tab, > > do you have: "Automatic" checked in the radio? > > > > -- > > JRT Bruce Stanley wrote: > > Hummm. I think it put the 'search yahoo.com, loacaldomain' statement > in there way back > when I was using Mandrake 7.2 as suggested by someone in the Mail list > a long time ago...... > I have just been copying it from Mardrake --> Suse 8.2 --> Redhat 9 > ---> finally Fedora 2. > Force of hobbit.... if it works, don't fix it! But in this case it > wasn't working. > > In the kpp settings: > my 'DNS' tab settings were set to 'Domain name is localdomain' > and DNS IP address to 'Automatic', > and my 'IP' tab setting is set to 'Dynamic IP address'. > > I removed the 'search ...' statement' and did some more experimenting > and this is what I found: > > 1). If I use the 'Redhat > System Tools > Network Device > Control' approach (which works) > it puts the following statements in the resolv.conf file : > nameserver 209.244.0.3 > nameserver 209.244.0.4 > > If I hard code these settings in the resolv.conf , > everything works with kppp also. > > 2). My ISP however provides DNS settings of 198.83.19.241 > and 198.83.19.244. > If I enter these into the kppp 'DNS IP address' box, > kppp resolves address very fast > (with the nameserver statements of 209.244.03 & 04 in > the resolv.conf file). > If I then remove the 209.244 statements out of > resolv.conf, things are still resolved > correctly, but it takes a lot more time to do so. > > So, I guess my question now is, why do I need both sets of DNS address > (198.83.19... and 209.244.0....) to get fast resolution of URLs? > Hi, I had a similar problem. type: # ifconfig if you do not have two line with ppp0, the problem is that you need to type # route add default ppp0 after each connection (it is possible in kppp to program the script to be executed after the connection). Does it works ? -- Disclaimer ------------------------------------ Ce message ainsi que les eventuelles pieces jointes constituent une correspondance privee et confidentielle a l'attention exclusive du destinataire designe ci-dessus. Si vous n'etes pas le destinataire du present message ou une personne susceptible de pouvoir le lui delivrer, il vous est signifie que toute divulgation, distribution ou copie de cette transmission est strictement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce message par erreur, nous vous remercions d'en informer l'expediteur par telephone ou de lui retourner le present message, puis d'effacer immediatement ce message de votre systeme. *** This e-mail and any attachments is a confidential correspondence intended only for use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient or the agent responsible for delivering the message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender by phone or by replying this message, and then delete this message from your system. ___________________________________________________ This message is from the kde-linux mailing list. Account management: https://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kde-linux. Archives: http://lists.kde.org/. More info: http://www.kde.org/faq.html.