[3278] in RedHat Linux List
Re: PPP Connection
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Khalid S. Al-Khater)
Thu Nov 7 20:32:50 1996
From: "Khalid S. Al-Khater" <kskhater@qatar.net.qa>
To: "redhat Mailing List" <redhat-list@redhat.com>,
"Sheldon E. Newhouse" <sen1@math.msu.edu>
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 00:42:10 +0300
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Sheldon,
Yes, my ISP is dynamically assigning my address. Should I change any =
thing in/etc/host or /etc/resolve.conf
if not, I will send you a copy of my ppp-on script which dials OK but I =
get disconnected when I get that garbage because I don't know what to do =
then.
Khalid
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> From: Sheldon E. Newhouse <sen1@math.msu.edu>
> To: kskhater@qatar.net.qa
> Subject: PPP Connection
> Date: Friday, November 08, 1996 2:02 AM
>=20
> Are you sure that your ISP is not dynamically assigning your address =
for
> you? Is this by phone? I suspect your problem is not your hosts and
> nameserver but your chat and pppd script.=20
>=20
> You should send copies of those to this list (take out the password of
> course).=20
>=20
> -sen
>=20
> Khalid S. Al-Khater writes:
> >=20
> > I'm still struggling with my PPP connection. Would you please =
check my =3D
> > /etc/host and /etc/resolv.cfg which are as follow and let me please =
know =3D
> > what is wrong :
> >=20
> > # is just comment that I added to the mail to clarify
> > ------------------------------
> > /etc/hosts
> > ------------------------------
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost # I think this is the loopback =
default!=3D0A=3D
> > 172.18.24.1 Eagle.home.com Eagle # This is my Ethernet Host name =
and =3D
> > local #domain name. I've two computer connected #by =
=3D
> > ethernet cable and work just fine in #Windows95 using =
TCP/IP=3D0A=3D
> > 172.18.24.12 Falcon.home.com Falcon #This is my other =
computer=3D0A=3D
> > 194.133.33.10 qatar.net.qa qtel1 #This is my ISP first IP=3D0A=3D
> > 194.133.33.13 qatar.net.qa qtel2 #This is my ISP second =
IP=3D0A=3D
> >=20
> > --------------------------------------
> > /etc/resolv.cfg
> > -------------------------------------
> > search qatar.net.qa #My ISP domain name=3D0A=3D
> > nameserver 194.133.33.10 #This is my ISP first IP=3D0A=3D
> > nameserver 194.133.33.13 #This his second IP
> >=20
> > =
-------------------------------------------------------------------------=
=3D
> > -------------------------------------
> >=20
> > I'm really confused in how to configure those two files.
> >=20
> > Thank you for your valuable help that is making me stick to Linux =
so =3D
> > far!
> > --
> > Khalid S. Al-Khater www.qatnet.com
> > P.O.Box 9186 E-Mail:kshater@qatar.net.qa
> > Doha - Qatar Fax: (974) 871-255
> > =3D0A=3D
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