<snip> Here's an addendum to the previous e-mail I just sent.
Regarding the name servers, all I have ever done is yast/modem (for use with >kinternet), wvdial.conf (for use with wvdial), options (used by pppd), and >kppp. My dns settings are always auto, as my ISP provides them during the >connect sequence. I have not messed with dhcp as John suggested that I do. I >wouldn't know what to do there.
Here's the output from the shell when I use wvdial to connect: --> Starting pppd at Sun Sep 28 16:38:29 2003 --> pid of pppd: 1514 --> pppd: Using interface ppp0 --> pppd: local IP address xx.xxx.xxx.xx --> pppd: remote IP address xx.xxx.xxx.xx --> pppd: primary DNS address xxx.x.xxx.xxx --> pppd: secondary DNS address xxx.x.x.xxx --> pppd: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up run successful --> Default route Ok. --> warning, can't find address for `www.suse.de' --> warning, address lookup does not work --> Nameserver (DNS) failure, the connection may not work. --> Connected... Press Ctrl-C to disconnect ***Also, the primary and secondary DNS addresses are not changing at all. They are the same each time I try to connect. Usually, I get new DNS addresses each time I connect. I have checked in yast/modem, and wvdial.conf and all are set to auto.
I have dumped all my yast modem settings, wvdial.conf, and started fresh with system defaults (which has worked in the past, except for connection length problems). Yet the dns problem still remains.
What on earth have I screwed with to mess up the auto dns settings outside of wvdial.conf and yast/modem???
I'm about ready to backup /home, toast it all, and reinstall SuSE from scratch!!!!! Maybe that would take care of everything!?!
Sorry!
Bernd