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  From: Neil Ridley <n.ridley@SACBH.com.au>
  To  : 'Linux SA' <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 6 May 1999 10:22:02 +0930

DNS/hostname problems..

I have added an 10/100 Nic card to my PC to run a small Network (2 pc's)
for learning purposes. However I need to be able also to connect to my
ISP. I am logging into my ISP however there are DNS problems, cannot
resolve addresses
for http and for my email account. I use RedHat 5.2 and the Control
Panel in X to configure my Network and PPP properties... I have called
my PC ".SIS"  192.168.0.0 in Hosts and I also still have the loopback
172.0.0.1. entry in Hostnames. I also have the ipaddresss for my ISP
with the Domain NAME www.blah.com.au.. 

Is an ISP ipaddress compulsory when connecting to an ISP through Linux?
Because when I log in through windows I dont require anything except for
the phone number, username & password.

Does some one know what is required here?


Regards

Neil Ridley..







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