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Date:      Mon, 26 Oct 1998 15:09:24 +0000
From:      Brian Somers <brian@Awfulhak.org>
To:        Paul MacKenzie <paul@elehost.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: weird ppp resolving problem with dns (2.2.7 Freebsd) please help... 
Message-ID:  <199810261509.PAA02663@woof.lan.awfulhak.org>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Oct 1998 12:02:45 EDT." <4.1.19981022115916.0097ec10@mail.elehost.com> 

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> Hello,
> 
> I have a weird problem with ppp..
> 
> When I put 127.0.0.1 in the resolv.conf, and try and run ppp (all I get is
> running in interactive mode) and can not do anything. When I remove it, it
> loads up fine and I can dial...
> 
> Why?
[.....]

Check out http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html.  There's a bit 
about ppp hanging at startup due to a problem resolving `hostname'.  
What happens when you ``ping `hostname`'' before & after your change 
to resolv.conf ?
-- 
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <brian@OpenBSD.org>
      <http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....



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