Tony Rowe writes: > During the base-config stage and if one's dialup ISP has assigned > nameservers, one therefore selects "static DNS" from the appropriate menu > in pppconfig, filling in dotted quads for primary and secondary > nameservers. pppconfig writes this information to > /etc/ppp/resolv/provider *only*, and does not seem to write > /etc/resolv.conf at all.
This is correct. Pppconfig configures PPP connections: think of it as a highly specialized editor. The connection being configured may be one of several, and one of the others (or some other process) may be active and may have edited /etc/resolv.conf. If pppconfig did as you suggest it could screw up a running system. Instead, the pppconfig package installs scripts which adjust /etc/resolv.conf as required when the connection is brought up, after making checks to be sure that that is wanted. > Therefore configure apt barfs... I have nothing here to do a test install on (and no CD burner anyway). Is the installer assuming that the connection is up and doing a DNS lookup? -- John Hasler -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
