Iain Buchanan <iain@pcorp.com.au> wrote: >On Wed, 2003-03-05 at 09:43, Mirabella, Mathew J wrote: >> Hi all. >> Does anyone know how to get linux to find the nameserver of your isp >> automatically when you dial up with wvdial? >> also is there a way to print to the screen lots of information about >> your conenction like isp server names, nameserver, dns, ip address >> etc. etc. >I see the first part has already been answered, but to get 'lots of >information' just type >tail -f /var/log/messages | grep wvdial >before you connect (in a different terminal) and you will see all sorts >of messages! >-- The local/remote IPs and nameservers on my system are logged by pppd. Also, Matthew may want to see the file /usr/share/doc/initscripts-6.95/sysconfig.txt. There is something about PEERDNS that he may be looking for. __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/ -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
