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On Saturday 30 December 2006 22:00, Mark Kirkwood <markir@××××××××××××.nz> |
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wrote about '[gentoo-user] Easy dialup for unprivileged user': |
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> Now it pretty much does - but to trigger the ppp interface 'up' state I |
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> find myself doing stuff like: |
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> $ ping <ip of ISP nameserver> |
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> or similar, because hostname access will just return "host not found" |
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> immediately without trying to bring the link up. So while this |
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> workaround is ok for me, I would like to get it so that the ppp |
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> interface comes up more intuitively (or am I missing something |
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> obvious?... that would be nice!). |
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You might try running a local, caching-only nameserver. That may bring up |
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ppp as needed by changing how your hostname resolution works. In |
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particular, I'm betting that your hostname resolution is currently |
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programmed specifically NOT to bring up an interface, while bind or |
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dnscache oe w/e (when queried by your resolver) will not be as "smart" an |
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send a DNS request to an IP, as needed. [If not needed, it will resolve |
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the hostname to an IP address and your other application (browser, email, |
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w/e) will use that IP (and wake up your ppp device).] |
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(Just shooting from the hip here, though so, no guarantees.) |
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In any case, a local, caching-only nameserver will still "speed up" your |
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dial-up connection for DNS "intensive" tasks -- like web browsing. So, |
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you work setting one up (which should be minimal) will not be for naught. |
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"If there's one thing we've established over the years, |
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it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest |
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clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." |
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-- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh |
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