Re: resolv.conf

[Michael Beattie <mickyb@es.co.nz>]

On 24 Mar 1999, John Hasler wrote:

> Michael Beattie writes:
> > In windows, the DNS server's address can be requested from the peer
> > during PPP negotiation, (you dont need to enter DNS address's for most
> > ISP's anymore) whereas in linux, that particular feature of PPP
> > negotiation is not available in pppd. (The address can be supplied to the
> > peer, but not requested).
> 
> >From the ppp-2.3.6 README:
> 
> * Added new option `usepeerdns', thanks to Nick Walker
>   <nickwalker@email.com>.  If the peer supplies DNS addresses, these
>   will be written to /etc/ppp/resolv.conf.  The ip-up script can then
>   be used to add these addresses to /etc/resolv.conf if desired (see
>   the ip-up.local.add and ip-down.local.add files in the scripts
>   directory).

I knew I would be two steps behind the rest of the world with no
satisfactory internet connection at home. Anyway, It was good programming
experience... esp. with macro's... they are rife in ipcp.c :)


> I will be adding support for this feature to pppconfig.
> 
> The pppd man page is, as usual, obsolete and so doesn't mention this
> feature.

:)

                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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