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to: JONATHAN HUNTER
from: MIKE BILOW
date: 1998-03-06 04:20:00
subject: Internetworking

 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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