Re: MacPPP loosing DNS
Tim Keanini (blast@crl.com)
Sat, 2 Sep 1995 20:06:34 -0700 (PDT)
On Sat, 2 Sep 1995, Darryl Trujillo wrote:
> At 2:18 PM 8/31/95, Pat McClanahan wrote:
> > On Thu, 31 Aug 1995, Larry J. Blunk wrote:
> > > > >Dave Andersen wrote:
> > > > >> Lo and behold, Teri Frytz once said:
> > > > >> [... MacTCP discussion deleted...]
> > > > MacPPP uses MacTCP, so yes it uses the same resolver.
> > > > I would recommend at least v2.0.4 of MacTCP.
> > It was my understanding that MacTCP 2.0.4 has some bugs in it - the
> > latest version is 2.0.6. I am not a Mac user let alone guru - just
> > passing on what I was told.
> There were some minor bugs fixed in 2.0.6, but that version also introduced
> an "imcompatability:" host names with an underscore in them are rejected.
> Apparently this is indeed spec (?) but there are still enough systems out
> there with underscores in their names to cause problems for some people,
> hence the 2.0.4 recommendation.
Another thing to be on the lookout for is if you are using an interface
that is not the Internal Apple Built-in Ethernet, you may find your
interface forgetting who it is and not replying to arp-request.
The bottem line is, make sure that you always have the right ethernet
driver installed. I spent a week trying to figure out why my Dayna
(which is 100% apple driver compliant) would disappear. After installing
the Dayna drivers then the lastest Apple stuff over it, all is well and
now when anything arps for it on the net, it will arp-reply like a big dog.
-blast