'looking up xxxx' forever
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From: Hugo Vanwoerkom on 4 Apr 2010 11:50 Freeman wrote: > On Sat, Apr 03, 2010 at 12:06:51PM -0600, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I have a dialup modem. >> >> Pppconfig configured the connection with 'nameservers dynamic'. >> >> /etc/ppp/resolv.conf always contains: >> >> nameserver 148.240.118.40 >> nameserver 189.209.208.181 >> >> although the timestamp on the file changes with each connection: >> >> -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 53 2010-04-03 11:00 resolv.conf >> >> Now the problem: >> >> Several times a day internet communication stops and all that >> appears on the status bar of iceweasel is 'Looking up xxxx' where >> xxxx is the site that was being displayed. >> >> This is only resolved when you take down the ppp0 interface and >> bring it back up, redialling the ISP. >> >> And the same nameservers appear in resolv.conf. >> >> Can anyone explain this behavior? And what to do about it? >> >> BTW it again happened at 11:00 as you can see. >> > > Always start with the simplest explanation that works. > > Your dialup provider, your phone company or your phone line periodically > drops you. > But if it dropped me I would see a SIGHUP in syslog and I don't. I can still ping the IP that was assigned to me. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hpac1p$gue$2(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Mihira Fernando on 4 Apr 2010 11:50 On Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:42:49 -0500 Hugo Vanwoerkom <hvw59601(a)care2.com> wrote: > But if it dropped me I would see a SIGHUP in syslog and I don't. I > can still ping the IP that was assigned to me. > > Hugo You can always ping the IP assigned to you from your OWN PC. At the times you cannot resolve any domains, can you ping external IPs ? such as 8.8.8.8 (google DNS). Mihira. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100404211841.015a8555(a)gmail.com
From: Ron Johnson on 4 Apr 2010 11:50 On 2010-04-04 10:26, Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: [snip] > > But we run Linux. The ISP will say it's my problem for running Linux. > Fib. (I'd write "lie", but there are too many ESLs on the list who might think it means "lay down"...) -- "History does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid." Dwight Eisenhower -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4BB8B432.6020707(a)cox.net
From: Hugo Vanwoerkom on 4 Apr 2010 12:00 John Hasler wrote: > Run Pppconfig and enable either "Persist" or "Demand". But then it would dial again after SIGHUP and I know that works. I am trying to find out why I cannot dig anything anymore but still ping my own IP. Hugo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/hpac4h$gue$3(a)dough.gmane.org
From: Wayne on 4 Apr 2010 12:00
Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: > Wayne wrote: >> Hugo Vanwoerkom wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I have a dialup modem. O <--- SNIP ---> > > > They work now because I can 'dig www.google.com' and get 216.239.32.10 > and then 'host 216.239.32.10' and get > > Name: ns1.google.com > Address: 216.239.32.10 > > How did you get Montevideo UY and Mexico for the nameservers? > >>> >>> Pppconfig configured the connection with 'nameservers dynamic'. >>> >>> /etc/ppp/resolv.conf always contains: >>> >>> nameserver 148.240.118.40 >>> nameserver 189.209.208.181 >> >> Don't know. Have you contacted your ISP to see of they are correct? >> DNS servers are usually under the ISP's address range. >> >> They look strange to me as the first one is in Montevideo UY and the >> next is in Mexico. But I do not know how they do DNS in SA > whois 148.240.118.40 whois 189.209.208.181 Wayne -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-REQUEST(a)lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster(a)lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4BB8B64D.3020408(a)gmail.com |