Subj : Re: PPP & DHCP & DNS
To   : comp.os.linux
From : john
Date : Wed Sep 01 2004 05:11 pm

Dragonfly wrote:
> I've got a problem while trying to setup PPP connection with some Internet
> providers. It gives correct IP addresses and subnet masks using DHCP but
> browsers cannot find any sites. But under Windows all works fine. May be,
> such providers do not support UNIX like systems? (UNIX is not so popular in
> our country :(, so it's possible). But, perhaps, I make mistake.
> 
> I using SuSE Linux 9.1, with KDE 3.2
> resolv.conf is empty
> KPPP is setted up to localhost domain and automatic DNS setting
> 
> May be someone can help me. Thanks.
> 
> 

first read the pppd man file, pay attention to the section that explains 
  usepeerdns and use the resolv.conf in /etc for your dns. it shouldn't 
come up empty. if it does you won't be able to resolve addresses into 
numbers and you won't access anything. this is as basic as reading and 
writing in grade school. if you are going to use any ppp you should know 
this otherwise you bog down everyones connection. ms windows way of 
doing things is stupid and it ties up trigabytes of band width with 
their nonworking crap.

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