DNS not set during PPP connection
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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ppp (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
Binary package hint: ppp
Note: This bug is a follow on from bug 258801 (Gets bogus DNS servers during PPP negotiation). However, it IS NOT a duplicate of that bug as it is largely solved for most people. Alexander Sack requested someone create a new bug to describe this 'corner case', so here it is...
Description:
About 50% of the time I connect to my 3G network and though the connection appears ok and Network Manager tells me all's good, the connection is useless because there is no functioning DNS. For me, recreating this bug is simply a case of connecting as normal. Sometimes everything is good, sometimes it's not and there are no DNS entries at all under 'Connection Information'. It is quite possible to have to disconnect/
Hardware, Software & Other Info:
* I'm using a Huawei E169 3G USB modem to connect to the 3 (Three) UK network.
* Intrepid 8.10 with PPP 2.4.4rel-
* Connects first time, every time under windows with exactly the same hardware and network.
Attached is a recent syslog showing two failed connections and a successful one.
I can confirm this bug. I have also tested two different laptops (Dell Inspiron 6000 and Dell Latitude E4300) and in both configurations the DNS connection is not consistent.
I travel a lot and I have noted that bad connections tend to happen always in the same places? Is this a cell related problem? I.e. ppp is not capable of receiving the DNS for certain cells?