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Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: grog on June 01, 2006, 09:13:47 pm

HI all. I have gkdial setup on my boxer & I can dial in & connect to my isp, but I can't seem to figure out how to setup the dns server. I get assigned an ip & I have the address to the dns server. Where do I stick it so it works? thks

Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: lardman on June 02, 2006, 05:19:03 am

It needs to go in /etc/resolv.conf

http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/resolve.html (http://ka1fsb.home.att.net/resolve.html)


Si

Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: grog on June 02, 2006, 06:37:53 am

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It needs to go in /etc/resolv.conf[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129427\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

That's what I thought, but it didn't work. Actually at first I noticed that /etc/resolv.conf was a symlink to /var/run/resolv.conf, which didn't exist. I've tried populating the file under  /var/run & then removing the link & creating the file under /etc to no avail.

Now that I've done that, no matter whats in the file, my connection to my home network through my wireless card no longer works (same problem). All I get is a host name lookup failure.

In both cases I know I have a connection 'cause I _can_ ping the site by ip. thks

Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: grog on June 02, 2006, 10:50:02 am

I discussed this with another linux geek in the office , and he suggested looking into the local dns processes on the Z. I remember that udhcpc used to be running, but now it's not. I'm not quite certain what that does, so I'll ask what might be a dumb question; does that have anything to do with my problem? thks

Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: grog on June 02, 2006, 06:58:56 pm

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I discussed this with another linux geek in the office , and he suggested looking into the local dns processes on the Z. I remember that udhcpc used to be running, but now it's not. I'm not quite certain what that does, so I'll ask what might be a dumb question; does that have anything to do with my problem? thks[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129473\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Yep, I needed to run:

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udhcpc -i eth0 -nto get the ip lease & setup the dns servers (at least connected via wireless or hardwire nic, I'll test it out with the dialup this weekend).

Title: How To Set Up Modem Connection
Post by: grog on June 04, 2006, 09:30:42 pm

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I discussed this with another linux geek in the office , and he suggested looking into the local dns processes on the Z. I remember that udhcpc used to be running, but now it's not. I'm not quite certain what that does, so I'll ask what might be a dumb question; does that have anything to do with my problem? thks[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129473\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

Yep, I needed to run:

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udhcpc -i eth0 -nto get the ip lease & setup the dns servers (at least connected via wireless or hardwire nic, I'll test it out with the dialup this weekend).[div align=\"right\"][a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=129528\"][{POST_SNAPBACK}][/a][/div]

(sigh) Well that did NOT work for dial up.

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udhcpc -i ppp0 -nfailed to get a lease. I knew I should have tried it before I went out of town. I've been left stranded without a net connection for the last two weekends now!! (GASP!)

Suggestions welcome. thks