Messages in this thread |  | | From | Chris Faylor <> | Date | Mon, 1 Jul 1996 09:58:13 -0400 | Subject | RE: kerneld/request-route interaction bug with kernel patch |
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>On 01-Jul-96 Chris Faylor wrote: >>>I've been attempting to use kerneld to automatically dial out via PPP >>when a network connection is attempted and no connection is currently >>active. It works, but I think there is a bug in how it works. >> >>The bug is that the first time a connection is attempted, the modem dials >>but the kernel reports that there is no route to the host. Subsequent >>connection requests succeed, of course. >> >>I think that the problem is fixed by the patch below. Possibly there is >>a better way to do this, but this is working for me. With this patch, >>for example, the first 'rlogin' to a remote system will succeed. Without >>it, the rlogin will fail. >> > >[patch deleted] > >There is an easier fix. I had the same problem. The solution is >to put three identical nameserver entries in /etc/resolv.conf. >It seems that diald has the same problem. I found the fix in >diald's FAQ. This problem really should be noted in the kerneld >documentation.
I'm not sure what the name server has to do with anything. When I attempt to login using an internet address I have the same problem. The patch I posted fixes the problem, not the symptom.
Also, as far as I can tell, my patch is similar to the patch distributed with the modules package for 1.2.13 kernels. As far as I can tell, these patches caused the 1.2.13 kernels to connect immediately. -- http://www.bbc.com/ cgf@bbc.com "Strange how unreal VMS=>UNIX Solutions Boston Business Computing the real can be."
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