[ale] vpn and dns

[Wandered Inn]

Bao Ha wrote:
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-ale at ale.org [mailto:owner-ale at ale.org]On Behalf
> > Of Wandered
> > Inn
> ....
> > Yeah, that's where they are.  Does this mean ppp0 will use
> > /etc/ppp/resolv.conf rather than /etc/resolv.conf?  I've
> > already written
> > the script that updates /etc/resolv.conf on the fly, but if ppp0 is
> > going to look at /etc/resolv.conf, then I'll remove the script.
> 
> No.  /etc/ppp/ip-up is supposed to save the old /etc/resolv.conf.
> Make a link to /etc/ppp/resolv.conf so everybody can use the
> new DNS.  When the ppp link goes down, /etc/ppp/ip-down is
> supposed to undo it, so you get the old /etc/resolv.conf back.

Doesn't seem to be doing it, but no biggy, I've put my script together
anyway.

> 
> >
> > pptp/ppp do not add a default route, just a host route to the remote
> > server.  I then add the default route explicitly.
> >
> The server may not have provided a default route to ppp.  Check
> if you have "defaultroute" in your ppp options.  It should setup
> the other PPP end as the default gateway.

Duh, that was it.  Too bloody obvious to figure that one out.  Thanks.

Now if I can only figure out why I can't get to the other subnets.  I
suspect it's a routing issue on the vpn server side though.  traceroute
shows the vpn remote server and then nothing...

> 
> Bao
> 
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