🚀 go-pugleaf

On 27-Mar-96 03:14:11 fugue <fugue@cicero.spc.uchicago.edu> wrote:

>Anyhow, for some reason, there are several problems cropping up.
>1)  in ENV:, my .config file keeps changing back to my old one, even though
>    it no longer exists in ENVARC:, and none of my scripts touch it.  I have
>    to hand-edit the thing each time.

Your SANA2 config <PPP.config> is rewritten by the StartNet script every time
it's run. Delete the config file and edit the StartNet script.

<The .S2Opt line, from memory>

>2)  DNS is kaput.  For some reason, the file in db: which is responsible for
>    assigning DNS names/addresses (again, I'm at work and blanking on the
>    name) keeps getting reset to default.  I have to overwrite it from backup
>    to get it to work, and even then DNS sometimes refuses to work.

Erm, it's the AmiTCP:db/resolv.conf file, and should look like this:
NAMESERVER 129.78.64.1 <or whatever your DNS IP addresses are>

You shouldn't try and assign them yourself within a file in AmiTCP:db/ unless
you want to use personal aliases, but don't do that until you've got it working
properly...

>These two things are the biggest problems I'm having.  #1 I don't mind so
>much, since I figure I've simply overlooked a file somewhere, but I'm
>absolutely, positively, 100% certain that NOTHING anywhere in my system EVER
>touches the db: files for a write or copy.  I have NO idea why that file
>keeps disappearing and it's gonna drive me nuts.  PPP without DNS is more
>worthless that a  straight shell account, IMHO.  Is it the TCP stack that's
>causing this?

Nope, config stuffup :)

>I've almost come to the conclusion that, to get everything to work properly, 
>I'm simply going to have to remove ALL net apps from my drive, remove ALL 
>config files, ALL setenvs and assigns, etc. etc. etc., and reinstall
>EVERYTHING, since the PPP installer apparently thinks you're installing it as
>well as AMITCP at the same time.  I am beginning to think that, after 

There is no PPP installer, unless you're using one of those programs from
AmiNet - not that I can see why - PPP.guide lists all the steps you need to
take very clearly....

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