RE: (PM) Simple problem? (PM2e30)

James Courtier-Dutton (dutton@livingston-ent.co.uk)
Tue, 9 Mar 1999 15:24:25 -0000

Hello Vernon
I speak from experience here. If you tick that box(in Network
Propertied->TCP/IP->dialup adapter) it works, if you don't tick that box it
fails to negotiate DNS servers in PPP. I did full PPP decodes a long time
ago to prove this.
Thanks for the info though. I will always admit to being wrong if I am.
I did the tests with DUN 1.2 on Win95a
It was a customer who told me this and I replied at the time with exactly
what you said.
I know better now.
Cheers
James
P.S. Win98 has it ticked by default.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vernon Burke [mailto:vburke@skow.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 03:06
> To: James Courtier-Dutton
> Subject: Re: (PM) Simple problem? (PM2e30)
>
>
> >Make sure the client has clicked on "Use DHCP for WINS resolution"
> >This is Microsoft speak for "Let PPP assign name servers etc"
>
> Um, BZZZZT! (no cigar for you) WINS is Microsofts DNS clone
> for NETBEUI networks. WINS has nothing whatsoever to do with
> DNS settings and is normally disabled
>
> So whats the answer? More than likely any Windows machine not
> automatically picking up the DNS server entries is running an old version
> of DUN and/or Winsock. Original releases of 95 and 95a would not auto set
> the DNS server address'. OSR2 and Windows 98 will. Upgrade DUN to 1.3
> and Winsock to 2.2 .
>
> Vern
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: James Courtier-Dutton <dutton@livingston-ent.co.uk>
> To: Bob Love <bob@raha.com>
> Cc: Portmaster-Users <portmaster-users@livingston.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 1999 9:24 AM
> Subject: RE: (PM) Simple problem? (PM2e30)
>
>
> >Hello Bob
> >Radius will not override the PM settings in regard to DNS.
> >Make sure the client has clicked on "Use DHCP for WINS resolution"
> >This is Microsoft speak for "Let PPP assign name servers etc"
> >Also make sure the client has "Use default gateway on remote
> network" also
> >clicked.
> >ComOS PPP can do the following: -
> >Client IP address
> >Server IP address
> >Primary DNS server
> >Sec DNS server
> >Pri WINS server
> >Sec WINS server
> >It is not in the PPP spec to do the following:-
> >Netmask
> >Domain Name.
> >
> >Good Luck
> >James
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com
> >> [mailto:owner-portmaster-users@livingston.com]On Behalf Of Bob Love
> >> Sent: Monday, March 08, 1999 10:16
> >> To: portmaster-users@livingston.com
> >> Subject: RE: (PM) Simple problem? (PM2e30)
> >>
> >>
> >> So many people answered both on and offlist I will just say a thank you
> to
> >> all.
> >>
> >> Most of you pointed out that it's ComOS dependant (I'm running 3.7.2 so
> no
> >> problem there), but I already have set namesvc dns, set nameserver
> >> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and set nameserver 2 yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy in the Portmaster.
> >>
> >> So, I guess it's Radius that's overriding the Portmaster and
> >> deciding *not*
> >> to hand out DNS servers?
> >>
> >> I wonder if the Emerald guys are on this mailing list? Hello?
> >>
> >> In any case I know where to look now so thanks again to all
> >>
> >> Regards
> >>
> >> Bob
> >>
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