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Re: [Plug] pppd and auto DNS
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Is there any way I can capture the DNS servers negotiated in the PPP connection and
update resolv.conf with that information? I want it to be automatic, like Windows.
Mental wrote:
> It can handle it fine, but if you're unwilling to change your
> resolv.conf then I dont see how you're going to get it to work.
>
> Here's how I did it. Modify your dialup script to touch a file. I
> put mine in /etc/ppp/$connectionname. Then modify /etc/ppp/ip-up to
> test the existance of /etc/ppp/$connectionname. Depending on what it
> finds (a simple case switch would work, read your init scripts), copy
> resolv.provider to resolv.conf. Then modify /etc/ppp/ip-down to clean
> up.
>
> If you're unwilling to do that, search freshmeat or see what tools your
> distro comes with. RedHat came with a dialup tool doodad that seemed to
> work fine for this also.
>
> Mental
> --
>
> "you make insanity respectable."
> --Helcat on the subject of Mental.
>
> On Mon, 15 Nov 1999, Joshua Mazess wrote:
>
> > The problem is that one of my "ISP"'s is a protected, firewalled network with DNS
> > servers in a demilitarized zone, which can only be used while connected to that
> > provider. I have to use one set of DNS servers for my regular ISP and another set
> > for the protected network. And again, I don't want to change resolv.conf files each
> > time I dial up. Windows can handle dynamic DNS without any problem. Why not Linux?
> > --Josh
> >
> > LeRoy D. Cressy wrote:
> >
> > > In either the /etc/ppp/options file or on the command line make sure that
> > > defaultroute is either specified or uncommented. This will make your isp's box
> > > as the default gateway. Also you can add your isp's DNS server addresses as
> > > forwarders in your DNS configuration.
> > >
> > > Josh Mazess wrote:
> > > >
> > > > All,
> > > > How do you get pppd to auto-configure DNS in Red Hat Linux 5?
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