[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: Question for PPP Users



On Sat, Jan 11, 2003 at 07:58:22PM -0600, John Hasler wrote:
> 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 have /etc/ppp/resolv/ukonline (empty) (DDNS) and
/etc/ppp/resolv/waitrose with the waitrose static DNS server 
addresses in it. Automatically set up by pppconfig.

Pigeon




Reply to: