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Date:      Fri, 28 Apr 2000 14:58:30 +1000 (EST)
From:      andrew@ugh.net.au
To:        Dave Banning <sky_tracker@yahoo.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ppp error  when ISP     igns DNS each session
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0004281456370.89816-100000@starbug.ugh.net.au>
In-Reply-To: <20000428044856.22938.qmail@web3205.mail.yahoo.com>

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On Thu, 27 Apr 2000, Dave Banning wrote:

> It seems, as you pointed out, that the ppp is running
> OK - BUT - when I try and fire up netscape I get the
> netscape error window: "warning the following hosts
> are unknown : tracker1 home.netscape.com
> home6.netscape.com  internic.com
> This means that some or all of your host will be
> unreachable" (tracker1 is me)

Send us the output of ifconfig -a and netstat -r.

> What I also notice is that no matter what server name
> and address I put in resolv.conf - ppp changes the
> address
> to something else - the man pages for ppp note that

They are the DNSs negotiated by PPP with your ISP.

> Now they are saying "we won't give you DNS numbers
> either - let your machine figure it out like it does
> the dynamic IP" - that leaves me with no - numbers!

You can negotiate everything through PPP.

Andrew



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