You did it!
You're right. This was an ordeal! There were three
major problems to overcome: talking to the modem, authentication, and DNS. You did a lot of research, and I am sure you learned a lot.
I am just wrapping up with an observation about your last question.
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Originally Posted by Hacker X
Is that "Guaranteed" to be enough to work forever, or are there other details that will bite me in the butt later on?
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What follows is based on
my /etc/ppp/ip-up and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifup-post scripts. You're running a different system, so your mileage may vary.
ip-up is run automatically as described in the
pppd man page. On my system,
ip-up calls
ifup-post.
One of the main functions of
ifup-post is (potentially) altering resolv.conf to reflect the nameservers needed for the
ppp connection. (Conversely,
ip-down &
ifdown-post change it back.)
These are bash scripts. If you know bash (or want to learn it
), you can study what
ip-up and its descendants do with
resolv.conf. If your ISP gave you specific addresses for DNS, maybe you don't even want to use
usepeerdns. It's up to you. If/when you know how to read bash scripts, you now have enough knowledge to make a rational decision. Good luck, and happy surfing!
DNS, resolv.conf, ip-up & YOU ;-)
Invalid IPv4 Addresses
My mistake. The rest of what I said about addresses is valid.
