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[Ron Clarke <ron AT ausreg.com>]

Hi David,

On Fri, 08 Jul 2005 08:55:26 -0800
"David Moberg" <davidjmoberg AT lycos.com> wrote:

> Ron Clarke wrote: 
>  
> > The /etc/resolv.conf from Peanut just contains the two DNS numbers: 
> >  
> > nameserver 202.83.64.2 
> > nameserver 202.83.64.3 
>  
> Here is the /etc/resolv.conf from Mandrake 9.0 (which seems to use 
> the ISP's DNS servers automatically, even when I chroot:) 
>  
> ------------------ 
> search localdomain  

   That also appeared in the Sw9.1 resolv.conf using wvdial v1.54 (freshly 
compiled), but wvdial v1.41 does not have that option.

>  
>  
> # ppp temp entry 
> ------------------ 
>  
> There is also an option for pppd which tells it to use the ISP's DNS 
> servers. I'm not sure how you get eznet/wvdial to tell it to do that. 

   That is not available in wvdial.conf for v1.41.

> I just tried your eznet.conf file with my ISP (after adding the proper tty 
> name, username, password, phone #) and it tried CHAP first, even though 
> my ISP gives a login prompt with wvdial. I'm not sure what is going on 
> here, so I guess the important thing is that wvdial works with your ISP. 

   My original eznet.conf was working fine with 4 different ISPs, until my 
main one changed.
Now only three work, but I agree the main thing is I am back on the air, and 
I have learned something.

Regards,
         Ron

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Ron Clarke 
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