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- From: ejack@user1.channel1.com (Eric D. Jackson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.networking
- Subject: Re: Multiple ISP setup
- Date: 31 Jan 1996 14:19:21 GMT
- Organization: Channel 1 Communications
- Message-ID: <3107.6603T833T1807@user1.channel1.com>
- References: <792.6596T1216T773@internet-eireann.ie> <4ebedu$p35@thunder.mgl.ca>
- <mbs.47qy@adastra.cvl.va.us> <1868.6602T649T2626@user1.channel1.com> <4ekabt$4fq@usenet.rpi.edu>
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- >In article <1868.6602T649T2626@user1.channel1.com>,
- >Eric D. Jackson <ejack@user1.channel1.com> wrote:
- >>>In article <4ebedu$p35@thunder.mgl.ca> snapper@mgl.ca (Allan Purtle)
- >>>writes:
- >>>> L Mac Mullan (prospero@internet-eireann.ie) wrote:
- >>>> : Ok, here is my problem: I have two dialup accounts with two different
- >>>> : providers, I want to configure Amitcp (Commercial) so that I can just
- >>>> : start my connection by typing the appropriate command. My problem is
- >>>> : the db/resolv.conf file which needs to be set for each provider. I have
- >>>> : been through the manual and the FAQ but can see no reference to having
- >>>> : two gates ways and multiple differing DNSs.
- >>>>
- >>>> : At the moment the only thing I can think of is to have two
- >>>> : db/resolv.conf files, 1.conf and 2.conf and use a script to rename the
- >>>> : appropriate one reslov.conf at connection time.
- >>>>
- >>>> : This seems a bit kludgy to me, has anyone a better suggestion?
- >>
- >>>> I'd have to go check the code, but what would happen if you set the
- >>>> primary DNS server to ISP A's and the secondary server to ISP B's
- >>>>
- >>>> All of a sudden I can think of ten more questions....
- >>
- >>>The default BSD code supports three nameservers. A request is sent to the
- >>>first one, if it times out, the request is repeated to the second one. Etc.
- >>
- >>>For purely speed reasons, having multiple resolv.conf files is the best
- >>>idea (assuming that on one connection the primary nameserver is "close"
- >>>and the other isn't, and vice versa).
- >>>--
- >>> // Michael B. Smith
- >>>\X/ mbs@adastra.cvl.va.us
- >>At the moment I have 2 ISP providers, one slip and one ppp. I also have lots
- >>of hard drive space so I have 2 different versions of Amitcp installed. I
- >>have set an assign to both directories in my user-startup. All I do is
- >>comment out one assignment, that is, I put a ; in front of the version I
- >>don't want to run. I then save it and reboot. You can run Ibrowse, Amosaic
- >>or Alynx very easily this way. Eric D. Jackson <ejack@user1.channel1.com>
- >>
- >No need to comment it out. Just write two script files similar to
- >the ones below:
-
- >;file 1
- >assign AmiTCP: AmiTCP1:
- >execute AmiTCP:bin/startnet
-
- >;file 2
- >assign AmiTCP: AmiTCP2:
- >execute AmiTCP:bin/startnet
-
- >If you've utils such as Toolmanager installed then you can put these
- >scripts up as an executable items for drop down menus or executable
- >icons such that all you have to do is to select and double clicks
- >the icon to start the correct version of AmiTCP.
-
- >Jasper
-
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- Thanks Jasper. Actually after posting yesterday I realized that there was a
- better way. I do have startnet for my slip account as a menu option in
- Toolmanager. For the other account, I click on the dialer and it takes care of
- the rest. Thanks again.
- Eric D. Jackson
- ejack@user1.channel1.com
-
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