Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 09:22:20 +1200 (NZST) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: Chris Browning <brownicm@netunlimited.net> Cc: questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: Rép : Re: newbie PPP question Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.980702092000.10311F-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <359A7AD1.8F9907DC@netunlimited.net>
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On Wed, 1 Jul 1998, Chris Browning wrote:
>
>
> THIERRY.HERBELOT@telspace.alcatel.fr wrote:
>
> > have you updated /etc/resolv.conf ?
>
> The fbsd manual index entry for /etc/resolv.conf refers to the chapter for DNS. I'm
> not running DNS and don't plan to. Do I need /etc/resolv.conf. I don't have one at
> present.
>
_You_ don't need to run a DNS, but you do need to reference a DNS;
*something* needs to translate the names to numeric numbers. :-)
So, yes, you do need to set up resolv.conf. Use the nameservers of
your ISP.
Cheers.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
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