Re: managing multiple ISPs
Salman Ahmed writes:
> Should I just add the nameserver entries for the new ISP to this
> /etc/resolv.conf file ? Will it take longer for hostnames to be resolved
> since there are now 4 entries in the /etc/resolv.conf but only two of
> them are "valid" depending on which ISP I am connecting to/from ??
Just leave your resolv.conf as it is while you evaluate the new ISP. Only
the first nameserver that works will be used, and the resolver won't pay
any attention to any after the first three in any case.
> I am wondering if there are other people who have had to keep two (or
> more ISPs) and what other things they have had to configure, setup,
> etc. for the different ISPs ??
The pppconfig in potato will set up scripts that arrange for the proper
nameservers to be used with each ISP.
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John Hasler
john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler)
Dancing Horse Hill
Elmwood, WI
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