domain name resolution

[Mark Stone <mstone@mkp.com>]

I've just done my first Debian installation, after having used Slackware
for a couple of years, and I've got my ppp connection working. My next
challenge is to get domain name resolution working properly so I can
navigate by something other than IP number.

My IP number is assigned dynamically by my ISP. In Slackware, configuring
domain name resolution is a matter of having my ISP's machine listed in
etc/hosts, and having the IP number of my ISP's name server listed as a
name server in /etc/resolv.conf. In Debian, however, the resolv.conf file
does not appear to be present, and adding it does not appear to help.
Where does Debian look for a name server for a dynamically assigned PPP
connection?


Mark Stone


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