> When I woke up I did notice that the router had eeconnected, and had not
> obtained the autmatic DNS server address info, meaning that my lan
> couldn't access anything other than by IP address.
>
> I did find the DNS settings in the logs, from previous logins. I changed
> the router from obtaining them automatically to my manual configuartion
> and it then worked.
>
> I am just wondering why orcon has changed the login to NOT give out DNS
> addresses when lots of people will be relying on it.
>

DNS is a part of PPP; No ISP with half a clue would break
auto-assigned-DNS. Therefore more than likely there was some 'funkiness'
in your last set of PPP credentials and ISPs usually advise a restart to
'start from scratch' - likely then that you'd get reassigned appropriate
NS and would be happy...

When you're already broken, often a reboot is a good idea. Or is it that
too many years of Microsoft OS usage has corrupted my thinking...

Mark.

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