Anthony writes: > According to the man page for resolv.conf it is not supposed to be > necesssary on a properly configured system.
The author of that page assumes that every machine is always running a nameserver. This is, of course, not true. > However I can't connect to my dialup ISP without it. This creates > problems when I use a different ISP. Run pppconfig and configure a connection for each ISP, specifying the correct nameservers for each ISP (or 'dynamic' if the ISP uses so-called 'dynamic dns'). Everything will just work. > What needs to be configured to make it unnecessary? A nameserver. But you don't need or want to do that. -- John Hasler [EMAIL PROTECTED] Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, Wisconsin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]