Re: [ILUG] Internet Setup Script

From: John Allen (john.allen at domain oc2.com)
Date: Wed 02 Feb 2000 - 09:00:58 GMT


Kenn Humborg wrote:

> > case $ISP_CHOICE in
> > 1) echo "Setting up IOL Connection..."
> > LOGIN="ogin: $USERNAME
> > ssword: $PASSWORD
> > rotocol: ppp"
> > NS1=194.125.2.241
> > NS2=194.125.2.242
> > PASSFILE=/etc/ppp/chatscript
> > AUTH_TYPE=0
> > NUMBER=1891121121;;
>
> Nameservers are 194.125.2.240 and 192.125.2.241.
>

DNS services can be setup on your Linux box so that you won't be required to
specify nameservers for a particular ISP, instead you act as a caching
nameserver
and head directly to the root nameservers (root.hints). Saves your ass when
you
ISP's nameserver is acting up.

>
> You don't need a chat script anymore. Use
> /etc/ppp/pap-secrets instead (I think that's what
> it's called. I'll check later when I get home,
> if not corrected in the meantime.)
>
> Kenn
>
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