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in /etc/resolv.conf<br />
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nameserver &nbsp;&quot;dns server name&quot;
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in /etc/resolv.conf

nameserver  "dns server name"

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I will leave a recommendation in the Cleanup topic area that this question is to:

Accept majorwoo's Comments as answer

Please leave any comments here within the next seven days.

PLEASE DO NOT ACCEPT THIS COMMENT AS AN ANSWER!

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Finalized per recommendation.<br />
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Finalized per recommendation.

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Community Support Moderator

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Hi,<br />
I have configured the default ppp in redHat Linux 7.3 by editing /etc/ppp/pap-secrets with content<br />
<br />
username * password<br />
<br />
and /etc/ppp/options with content<br />
pty &quot;/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0&quot;<br />
name &quot;userid&quot;<br />
noipdefault<br />
hide-password<br />
defaultroute<br />
persist<br />
lock<br />
<br />
Now I can ping external IP but cannot resolve domain names. is there any dns option I have to specify in the <br />
anywhere?<br />
thx very much.<br />
<br />
<br />

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Hi,
I have configured the default ppp in redHat Linux 7.3 by editing /etc/ppp/pap-secrets with content

username * password

and /etc/ppp/options with content
pty "/usr/sbin/pppoe -I eth0"
name "userid"
noipdefault
hide-password
defaultroute
persist
lock

Now I can ping external IP but cannot resolve domain names. is there any dns option I have to specify in the 
anywhere?
thx very much.




pppoe cannot resolve name

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