DNS Error

[Vasco Dionísio]

Thanks to you all... the problem is solved...
you were rigth: there were no entries in my /etc/resolv.conf file because I 
thougth that if I used
usepeerdns I wouldn't need any entries in /etc/resolv.conf

You have been much helpfull...

Vasco

>From: Alexey Fadyushin <fab at s-tunnel.com>
>Reply-To: Discussion of the Fedora Legacy Project 
><fedora-legacy-list at redhat.com>
>To: Discussion of the Fedora Legacy Project <fedora-legacy-list at redhat.com>
>Subject: Re: DNS Error
>Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 16:10:16 +0300
>
>You have a problem with DNS name resolution. Most probably there are no 
>nameserver records in the /etc/resolv.conf  file on your computer. When you 
>use option 'usepeerdns'  in /etc/ppp/options PPP daemon will accept list of 
>DNS servers from your provider and put appropriate 'nameserver' records in 
>file /etc/ppp/resolv.conf. Therefore, you need to copy that file to 
>/etc/resolv.conf when connection is established (you also may use a 
>symbolic link instead of copying the file). If your ISP does not transmit 
>DNS server addresses when your computer connects to ISP, you can ask your 
>ISP about those addresses and manually put them into /etc/reslov.conf. 
>Alternatively, you could run your own DNS server (caching only) on your 
>computer.
>
>Alexey Fadyushin
>Brainbench MVP for Linux.
>http://www.brainbench.com
>
>
>Vasco Dionísio wrote:
>
>>Hello,
>>
>>I installed a ADSL Modem that uses unicorn chipset (IceData500), compiled 
>>the drivers, and configured pppoe to connect to my ISP Provider. I am 
>>using Red Hat 7.3. Everything went fine and I am able to connect to my ISP 
>>(when I do a ifconfig I can see the connection and I am able to ping the 
>>DNS servers of the ISP). My problem is that if I do a ping with a name I 
>>get an error message saying "host unknow". For instance, if I do ping 
>>www.google.com I get the error message but if I do ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx 
>>for the DNS address of the ISP everything goes fine. Could anyone give 
>>some hints please. I am new to linux...
>>
>>Thanks in advance,
>>Vasco
>>
>>Here's my /etc/ppp/options
>>
>>lock
>>ipparam ppp0
>>noipdefault
>>noauth
>>defaultroute
>>user "user at domain.ext"
>>noaccomp
>>noccp
>>nobsdcomp
>>nodeflate
>>nopcomp
>>novj
>>lcp-echo-interval 20
>>lcp-echo-failure 3
>>maxfail 25
>>updetach
>>usepeerdns
>>holdoff 4
>>persist
>>
>>Here's how I connect
>>
>>#modprobe unicorn_usb_eth PROTOCOL=pppoe ActivationMode=1 VPI=0 VCI=35 
>>ENCAPS=llc-encaps
>>
>>
>>#ifconfig dsl0 up
>>#pppd pty 'pppoe -I dsl0 -m 1452'
>>
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