MB> I should also explain that PPP server giving you DNS addresses is a
MB> non-standard Microsoft extension, and it only works if the server is
MB> also NT. In most cases, you do have to enter this information
JH> ^^^^^^^
JH> Linux's pppd also gives out DNS information quite happily...
This is theoretically true, but only because the Linux pppd tries to emulate
the proprietary Microsoft protocol extension. In fact, I have found that
enabling the feature in Linux pppd breaks PPP for non-Windows clients.
-- Mike
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