cannot find canonical DNS on slmodem PPP connection
Globe Trotter
itsme_410 at yahoo.com
Mon Dec 12 06:27:00 UTC 2005
--- Edward Dekkers <edward at tripled.iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Globe Trotter wrote:
> > I have a strange problem on a PPP connection. I am using slmodem (logging
> in
> > from India) on travel. I get through fine, using slmodem on my PCTEL modem,
> and
> > get the following, but get a can not find canonical DNS. Hence I can not
> > connect to the web using linux. Any suggestions?
> >
> > By the way, here are some details:
> >
> > $ ifconfig
> > lo Link encap:Local Loopback
> > inet addr:127.0.0.1 Mask:255.0.0.0
> > UP LOOPBACK RUNNING MTU:16436 Metric:1
> > RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> > RX bytes:708 (708.0 b) TX bytes:708 (708.0 b)
> >
> > ppp0 Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol
> > inet addr:61.2.0.216 P-t-P:61.0.128.83 Mask:255.255.255.255
> > UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST MTU:1500 Metric:1
> > RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
> > TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
> > collisions:0 txqueuelen:3
> > RX bytes:302 (302.0 b) TX bytes:5710 (5.5 KiB)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Also, this is the transaction when I used wvdial:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
> > --> Initializing modem.
> > --> Sending: ATZ
> > ATZ
> > OK
> > --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> > ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> > OK
> > --> Modem initialized.
> > --> Sending: ATDT172222
> > --> Waiting for carrier.
> > ATDT172222
> > CONNECT 44000
> > --> Carrier detected. Waiting for prompt.
> > Welcome to UTStarcom Total Control HiPer ARC (TM)
> > Networks That Go The Distance (TM)
> > login:
> > --> Looks like a login prompt.
> > --> Sending: username
> > Password:
> > --> Looks like a password prompt.
> > --> Sending: (password)
> > ~[7f]}#@!}!}!} }?}!}$}%j}"}&[7f][7f][7f][7f]}%}&])S}6}'}"}(}"}1}$}%j}3}#}
> ]H~
> > --> PPP negotiation detected.
> > --> Starting pppd at Sat Dec 10 18:00:49 2005
> > --> pid of pppd: 2704
> > --> Using interface ppp0
> > --> local IP address 61.2.0.216
> > --> remote IP address 61.0.128.83
> > --> primary DNS address 61.0.128.65
> > --> secondary DNS address 61.0.0.5
> >
> >
> > And I get the following when I use fetchmail:
> >
> > .......
> > fetchmail: couldn't find canonical DNS name of mailserver
> >
> > When I use firefox or dillo, I also get the same thing. When I try to ssh
> out
> > to my work machine, I get temporary failure in name resolution.
> >
> > Any suggestions/help? Btw, I am running Fedora Core 4 and the latest
> version of
> > slmodem.
> >
> > Many thanks and best wishes!
> > Globe.
>
> Your DNS is not resolving.
>
> Confirm the DNS addresses your connection is receiving are correct.
>
> Regards,
> Ed.
Hi,
Many thanks!
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