Internet connection but host not found

[Bernard mentink]

Hi There,

This problem sounds like the old "DNS name resolving" issue I ran across.

It seems the YDL addes a default route to your route table so DNS name 
resolving tries this port rather
than the ISP's route.

Try /sbin/route, when you have not dialed in. There proberly is a 
default 0.0.0.0 entry.
If so, do a "route del default", then dial into your ISP, you should 
find it works ok.

Not knowing were this "default route" gets set up, I put the above 
command in /etc/rc.d/init.local

Cheers,
Bernie Mentink

McLeod, Peter (Yuetsu) wrote:

>Besides the below mentioned aspects of my problem, I should also mention
>that I did try the modem using MAC-OS and I get a connection and have also
>tried entering in the two name server ip's directly and with dynamic.  I
>have also read in one or other document that default gateway should be
>turned off using linuxconf - I don't have this file (old??) - not sure if
>that has anything to do with it but I did try change it to static in kppp
>and leave the ip address blank.
>
>---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>Problem:
>I just can't figure it out:
>
>1.  kppp dials into the ISP, sais connected and starts counting the time on
>the internet.
>2.  Browsers give "Host not found" errors.
>3.  Ping gives "Host not  found" for URL's and something like "Invalid
>argument" if supplied with any IP address other than my own (during
>connection).
>4.  The /etc/resolv.conf exists with correct permissions (tried rw-rw-r and
>rw-rw-rw).
>5.  The /etc/host.conf file exists with correct permissions (tried rw-rw-r
>and rw-rw-rw) and contains:  order bind, hosts
>6.  The /etc/hosts file exists with correct permissions (tried rw-rw-r and
>rw-rw-rw) and contains just my ip address.
>
>The strange thing is it connected when I first installed YDL and then
>stopped and then I did a complete re-install but it still wouldn't work?  I
>can only imagine something changed on the ISP side but I've tried my own
>dial in scripts but it is connecting and starting PPP (so that doesn't make
>sense either).  I've also tried using RPM and re-installed the PPP package
>and it's two dependants all to no avail.  Ideally I would have liked to
>connect using the gnome internet configuration but when I enable the
>connection device it tells me to be patient and please wait but never
>returns.  I'm not that patient ;)
>
>On another note when I run startx/xinit I see some messages on the screen
>before the GUI begins, is there anyway to actually get at those and read
>them.  It seems to be some kind of warning that might be important.
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>
>From: "David R. Landon, Jr." <drlandon@dramcotech.com>
>To: <yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com>
>Subject: RE: Internet connection but host not found
>Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2002 16:45:36 -0500
>Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>
>Do you have another modem to try ? That would eliminate nearly everything on
>your side of the connection along with the list of other things you have
>tried.
>
>David R. Landon, Jr.
>DMT, Software Engineer
>DRAMCO Machine Technologies
>5106 Waterlick Rd
>Forest, Virginia 24551
>(434)534-0500 ext 109
>(434)534-0501 Fax
>drlandon@dramcotech.com
>http://www.dramcotech.com
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