[ale] BellSouth.net and DNS

[Jere McDevitt]

He is using RedHat 5.0.  He said he can't ping out from his box and when he 
contacted BellSouth they told him they couldn't give him IP addresses for DNS 
servers.

He knows how to configure the box, but he needs the addresses.  Did you set up 
your addresses when you first got the box 2 years ago or recently?

Thanks for you help.

Jere
> Jere,
>   I've been using BellSouth for two years with Linux without any major
> problems.  They have fixed DNS servers.  They DO use dynamic IP
> addresses which are assigned to the user every time they dial in (and
> change each time.)  Is it that he can't ping something from his box after
> he connects or is he trying to ping HIS box from somewhere else??
> 
>   I can ping from here to kingdom come right now, but if I want to ping
> the box I'm connected with, I have to look in /var/log/messages for my
> assigned address (which I just did, cause I need it for the remote xterm
> session I'm getting ready to open as soon as I finish this reply.)  Email
> me for the BellSouth DNS servers I use.  You also did not say which
> distribution of Linux your friend is using.  Ths ultimately doesn't
> matter, but the configuration is easier under some.
> 
> Steve
> 
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> On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Jere McDevitt wrote:
> 
> > Date: Tue, 05 Jan 1999 20:03:50 -0500
> > From: Jere McDevitt <jemcdevitt at mindspring.com>
> > To: ALE Group <ale at ale.org>
> > Subject: [ale] BellSouth.net and DNS
> > 
> > A friend of mine uses bellsouth.net and is trying to get Linux running.  He 
> > can get a PPP connection, but can't ping anywhere because bellsouth.net 
> > doesn't have fixed DNS servers.
> > 
> > Any of you folks out there who use bellsouth.net have any ideas?
> > 
> > Thanks,
> > 
> > Jere
> > 
> >