Re: DNS Error

["Vasco Dionísio" <vascodionisio@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks to you all... the problem is solved...
you were rigth: there were no entries in my /etc/resolv.conf file because I 
thougth that if I used
usepeerdns I wouldn't need any entries in /etc/resolv.conf

You have been much helpfull...

Vasco

> From: Alexey Fadyushin <fab@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> To: Discussion of the Fedora Legacy Project <fedora-legacy-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: DNS Error
> Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:10:16 +0300
>
> You have a problem with DNS name resolution. Most probably there are no 
> nameserver records in the /etc/resolv.conf  file on your computer. When you 
> use option 'usepeerdns'  in /etc/ppp/options PPP daemon will accept list of 
> DNS servers from your provider and put appropriate 'nameserver' records in 
> file /etc/ppp/resolv.conf. Therefore, you need to copy that file to 
> /etc/resolv.conf when connection is established (you also may use a 
> symbolic link instead of copying the file). If your ISP does not transmit 
> DNS server addresses when your computer connects to ISP, you can ask your 
> ISP about those addresses and manually put them into /etc/reslov.conf. 
> Alternatively, you could run your own DNS server (caching only) on your 
> computer.
>
> Alexey Fadyushin
> Brainbench MVP for Linux.
> http://www.brainbench.com
>
>
> Vasco Dionísio wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I installed a ADSL Modem that uses unicorn chipset (IceData500), compiled 
> > the drivers, and configured pppoe to connect to my ISP Provider. I am 
> > using Red Hat 7.3. Everything went fine and I am able to connect to my ISP 
> > (when I do a ifconfig I can see the connection and I am able to ping the 
> > DNS servers of the ISP). My problem is that if I do a ping with a name I 
> > get an error message saying "host unknow". For instance, if I do ping 
> > www.google.com I get the error message but if I do ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 
> > for the DNS address of the ISP everything goes fine. Could anyone give 
> > some hints please. I am new to linux...
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> > Vasco
> >
> > Here's my /etc/ppp/options
> >
> > lock
> > ipparam ppp0
> > noipdefault
> > noauth
> > defaultroute
> > user "user@xxxxxxxxxx"
> > noaccomp
> > noccp
> > nobsdcomp
> > nodeflate
> > nopcomp
> > novj
> > lcp-echo-interval 20
> > lcp-echo-failure 3
> > maxfail 25
> > updetach
> > usepeerdns
> > holdoff 4
> > persist
> >
> > Here's how I connect
> >
> > #modprobe unicorn_usb_eth PROTOCOL=pppoe ActivationMode=1 VPI=0 VCI=35 
> > ENCAPS=llc-encaps
> >
> >
> > #ifconfig dsl0 up
> > #pppd pty 'pppoe -I dsl0 -m 1452'
> >
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