kppp and cycling

[tyche]

On Saturday 27 December 2003 03:09 pm, tyche wrote:
> On Friday 26 December 2003 15:06, James Richard Tyrer wrote:
> > tyche wrote:
> > > i have 2 computers, one i have just rebuilt.
> > >
> > > not liking what rh has done in 8, i compile kde from source.
> > >
> > > i did things in the following order:
> > >
> > > qt, arts, libs, base, network, then the rest in no particular order.
> > >
> > > to get rid of redhat's x scripts, i installed xfree 4.3.0 from
> > > www.xfree.org.
> > >
> > > until i installed the rest of kde, my dialup worked fine. now that i
> > > have compilled the rest of kde, my dialup connects, but i cant go
> > > anywhere or download mail.
> > >
> > > was wondering what was happening here?
> > >
> > > any help would be appreciated.
> >
> > You probably don't have the DNS configured correctly.
> >
> > If your ISP supports automatic (I think -- that is what I have and it
> > works) you can check: "Automatic" in the: "DNS" tab in the KPPP set up
> > widget.  Otherwise, you need to check: "Manual" and enter two NUMERICAL
> > DNS addresses for you ISP.
> >
> > If you are using automatic, your: "/etc/resolv.conf" file should probably
> > be empty -- KPPP will add stuff to the file when it is running.
>
> i'll give it a try. when i looked, the nameserver was set to the other comp
> on the home network (192.168.0.1) not to my comp like it should be under my
> usual install of redhat.
>
> i'll leave it blank next time i get the phone line.
>
> thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
>
> tyche
>
leaving it blank, ppp writes 2 addresses of nameservers, 209.151.129.1 and 
209.151.1.142. ping either with the addresses results in getting pings back.
pinging the mail server, mail.ica.net, results in 100% packet loss, tho 
pinging mail.ica.net by its ip, results in return pings.

appearently, there is something that is blocking the ppp0 interface for name 
resolution.

tyche

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