Re: [PATCH] Accept ms-wins settings provided by server

[Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jiri Kosina writes:

> Well, that's the observation. As soon as pppd is patched to accept the 
> WINS settings, the DNS settings always arrive.
> If we don't accept WINS settings, sometimes (reproducibly) no DNS settings 
> are received.

Do you have logs of the negotiations with and without the patch?  I'd
be interested to see them.

> I am able to reproduce the problem with 2.4.4. Are the changes 
> you are talking about merged post-2.4.4? If so, I will try to reproduce 
> with current git. 

Yes, they have gone in since 2.4.4.

> Unfortunately, this problem seems to be location-specific to me, in some 
> locations this reproduces easily, in other locations it takes time. I am 
> currently mostly in the locations where things usually work, but I will 
> try (maybe Marcus will be faster verifying this, as I guess he is able to 
> reproduce it in his "primary" location).
> 
> I guess it's dependent on the speed of registration with network, or 
> something like that.

Most likely.

Paul.
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