Re: [Sheflug] Re: My First Post - Connecting Linux to the Internet

[Barrie Bremner <nospam [at] ecosse.net>]

Chris J/#6 wrote:
> The alternative is to run a local caching name server, either with
> bind or tinydns, that will do the querying for you...if you do this, remember
> to keep root cache up to date (not that it changes much...one every couple of
> years or so).

Dind is a pain - you need to set up a hints file to find the rootservers
and if you are using forwarders you still need to find out the addresses
of your ISPs DNS servers.
Dnscache is the caching DNS server from D.J Bernstein's djbdns - which
includes tinydns.
Dnscache can run as a caching nameserver for a network, not just a
single machine, without setting up a full blow DNS server which tinydns.

 First problem is to get connected and ping your ISP machines IP
addresses then some foreign machines (i.e. 64.28.67.48), then sort DNS
and ping named servers (i.e. www.slashdot.org - which is what
64.28.67.48 is).

 I've lost track of who posted the original, but could you post your
/etc/ppp/options file and /etc/sysconfig/network/whatever chat scripts?

 Generally, if you can connect with a Windoze box, you can connect with
a Linux box.

 Baz.
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