On Tue, Nov 05, 2002 at 01:15:02PM -0500, Barry Mathieu wrote: > Unfortunately, I neglected to realize when I first posted, I was not > subscribed to the list. So, I've missed a few responses. Without having > to wait for them to appear in a google search, how can I obtain the > responses I missed? All the Debian mailing lists are archived on lists.debian.org. There only seems to be a few hours lag on it, so your replies are probably already there. > Also, I momentarily had ipmasq working. I added the dns info from the > resolv.conf file to the TCP/IP portion of the "Local Area Connection > Properties" and I checked "never dial a connection" in IE's "Internet > Options". Yes, I was using IE on the XP machine to access the web > through the Debian gateway. > > I then began testing; let the link die after PPPd timeout & retry > connection. When I restarted IE, I heard the modem start, but again, it > doesn't appear to be using DNS. That is, if I try to ping an outside > host with a name, I get an error message of unrecognized host. > > It was definitely fantastic to be using the web from an interior > machine (newbie network glee). Ideas on trouble shooting? Are the DNS settings still there? Windows randomly losing settings wouldn't be much of a shock. How does pinging an IP outside your network go? -rob
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