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- From: amann@extro.ucc.su.oz.au (Angus Mann)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: AmiTCP 4.0/PPP DNS Problem. HELP!
- Date: 29 Mar 96 16:34:54 +1100
- Organization: Information Services, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Reply-To: amann@extro.ucc.su.OZ.AU (Angus Mann)
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- On 27-Mar-96 03:14:11 fugue <fugue@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu> wrote:
-
- >Anyhow, for some reason, there are several problems cropping up.
- >1) in ENV:, my .config file keeps changing back to my old one, even though
- > it no longer exists in ENVARC:, and none of my scripts touch it. I have
- > to hand-edit the thing each time.
-
- Your SANA2 config <PPP.config> is rewritten by the StartNet script every time
- it's run. Delete the config file and edit the StartNet script.
-
- <The .S2Opt line, from memory>
-
- >2) DNS is kaput. For some reason, the file in db: which is responsible for
- > assigning DNS names/addresses (again, I'm at work and blanking on the
- > name) keeps getting reset to default. I have to overwrite it from backup
- > to get it to work, and even then DNS sometimes refuses to work.
-
- Erm, it's the AmiTCP:db/resolv.conf file, and should look like this:
- NAMESERVER 129.78.64.1 <or whatever your DNS IP addresses are>
-
- You shouldn't try and assign them yourself within a file in AmiTCP:db/ unless
- you want to use personal aliases, but don't do that until you've got it working
- properly...
-
- >These two things are the biggest problems I'm having. #1 I don't mind so
- >much, since I figure I've simply overlooked a file somewhere, but I'm
- >absolutely, positively, 100% certain that NOTHING anywhere in my system EVER
- >touches the db: files for a write or copy. I have NO idea why that file
- >keeps disappearing and it's gonna drive me nuts. PPP without DNS is more
- >worthless that a straight shell account, IMHO. Is it the TCP stack that's
- >causing this?
-
- Nope, config stuffup :)
-
- >I've almost come to the conclusion that, to get everything to work properly,
- >I'm simply going to have to remove ALL net apps from my drive, remove ALL
- >config files, ALL setenvs and assigns, etc. etc. etc., and reinstall
- >EVERYTHING, since the PPP installer apparently thinks you're installing it as
- >well as AMITCP at the same time. I am beginning to think that, after
-
- There is no PPP installer, unless you're using one of those programs from
- AmiNet - not that I can see why - PPP.guide lists all the steps you need to
- take very clearly....
-
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