cannot find canonical DNS on slmodem PPP connection

[Edward Dekkers]

Globe Trotter wrote:
> I have a strange problem on a PPP connection. I am using slmodem (logging in
> from India) on travel. I get through fine, using slmodem on my PCTEL modem, and
> get the following, but get a can not find canonical DNS. Hence I can not
> connect to the web using linux. Any suggestions?
> 
> By the way, here are some details:
> 
> $ ifconfig 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback  
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:16436  Metric:1
>           RX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:10 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0 
>           RX bytes:708 (708.0 b)  TX bytes:708 (708.0 b)
> 
> ppp0      Link encap:Point-to-Point Protocol  
>           inet addr:61.2.0.216  P-t-P:61.0.128.83 Mask:255.255.255.255
>           UP POINTOPOINT RUNNING NOARP MULTICAST  MTU:1500  Metric:1
>           RX packets:7 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:80 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:3 
>           RX bytes:302 (302.0 b)  TX bytes:5710 (5.5 KiB)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Also, this is the transaction when I used wvdial:
> 
> 
> 
> 
> --> WvDial: Internet dialer version 1.54.0
> --> Initializing modem.
> --> Sending: ATZ
> ATZ
> OK
> --> Sending: ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> ATQ0 V1 E1 S0=0 &C1 &D2 +FCLASS=0
> OK
> --> Modem initialized.
> --> Sending: ATDT172222
> --> Waiting for carrier.
> ATDT172222
> CONNECT 44000
> --> Carrier detected.  Waiting for prompt.
> Welcome to UTStarcom Total Control HiPer ARC (TM)
> Networks That Go The Distance (TM)
> login: 
> --> Looks like a login prompt.
> --> Sending: username
> Password: 
> --> Looks like a password prompt.
> --> Sending: (password)
> ~[7f]}#@!}!}!} }?}!}$}%j}"}&[7f][7f][7f][7f]}%}&])S}6}'}"}(}"}1}$}%j}3}#} ]H~
> --> PPP negotiation detected.
> --> Starting pppd at Sat Dec 10 18:00:49 2005
> --> pid of pppd: 2704
> --> Using interface ppp0
> --> local  IP address 61.2.0.216
> --> remote IP address 61.0.128.83
> --> primary   DNS address 61.0.128.65
> --> secondary DNS address 61.0.0.5
> 
> 
> And I get the following when I use fetchmail:
> 
> .......
> fetchmail: couldn't find canonical DNS name of mailserver
>  
> When I use firefox or dillo, I also get the same thing. When I try to ssh out
> to my work machine, I get temporary failure in name resolution.
> 
> Any suggestions/help? Btw, I am running Fedora Core 4 and the latest version of
> slmodem.
> 
> Many thanks and best wishes!
> Globe.

Your DNS is not resolving.

Confirm the DNS addresses your connection is receiving are correct.

Regards,
Ed.
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