Re: Question for PPP Users

[Wayne Topa <brittman@capital.net>]

John Hasler(john@dhh.gt.org) is reported to have said:
> Pppconfig creates a resolv.conf file in /etc/ppp/resolv for each provider.
> The /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/0dns-up script moves /etc/resolv.conf out of the way
> and the appropriate file from /etc/ppp/resolv in when a ppp connection
> comes up. /etc/ppp/ip-down.d moves the original resolv.conf back when ppp
> goes down.  You can edit the files in /etc/ppp/resolv, customising them by
> adding search directives, etc.  This allows you to have a resolv.conf
> suitable for use when ppp is down, and one customized for each provider
> when ppp is up.
> 
> Does anyone use this feature?  Would you have used it if you had known
> about it?

I didn't use it becuse I was unaware of it.  I have just changed 'to'
using resolv and am pleased with the change.  Wish I had been smart
enough to check the man page to see that this featur had been added.

Thanks John!
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