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> i connected my win98 computer with a linux machine (suse5.2). the linux
> machine works as a gateway to the internet (t-online). i am using isdn with
> a fritz card. I enabled masquerading.
> the internet access works fine from both machines.
> The problem is that the linux machine diales t-online although at times i
> don`t want an internet connection.
> As long as the linux machine is powered on alone the  computer doesn`t dial.
> When i turn on the windows machine linux starts dialing, even i don`t start
> the explorere or anything else.
> the log file shows a dns query (which is t-online).
> can  anybody help me stopping these  automatic dialups?. I don`t want to
> setup a dns server on my linux machine.
> my configuration:

> *note: my ip address as well as the pointtopoint address changes (dynamic ip
> address for internet)
> i don`t use routed; i dont use samba; i don`t have a dns server installed on
> my lan; i don`t have an official domaine name, but as the linux
> configuration asks for one i chose schreiber.home (any suggestion if that`s
> alright`?)

> win98:
> 192.168.1.4  255.255.255.0
> gateway: 192.168.1.1
> dns server: 194.25.2.129 # nameserver of t-online (internet provider)
> domaine: scheiber.home
> computer name pii400
> workgroup schreiber

> hosts-file
> 127.0.0.1       localhost
> 192.168.1.1      p133.schreiber.home     #this is the linux server
> 192.168.1.4      pii400.schreiber.home

> linux:
> eth0 192.168.1.1  domaine schreiber.home   name p133
> ippp0 192.168.0.99 ;pointtopoint 192.168.0.1

> after boot i login as root and set the default route with
> route add default gw pointtopoint

> the routing table looks like that:

> p133.schreiber.(can`t see more on screen)  * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 dummy0
> pointtopoint                               * 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ippp0
> 192.168.1.0                                * 255.255.255.0   U  0 0 0 eth0
> loopback                                   * 255.0.0.0       U  0 0 0 lo
> default                           pointtopoint  0.0.0.0       UG 0 0 0 ippp0

> my resolv.conf:
> search schreiber.home
> nameserver 194.25.2.129

> my host.conf
> order host,bind
> multi on

> my hosts:
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 192.168.0.1 pointtopoint
> 192.168.0.99 p133.schreiber.home p133
> 192.168.1.1  p133.scheiber.home p133
> 192.168.1.4 pii400.schreiber.home pii400
> 192.168.1.1 255.255.255.0 etho
> 192.168.0.

> thank`s in advance.
> Please send the answer also directly to my e-mail address:

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>I had the same exact problem. It turned out that Win98 was sending out
>Netbios-ns requests. It was always port 137. I tried blocking it with
Microsoft has
>a kb document which shows you how to disable netbios-ns without
>disabling DNS. It evolves going into the registry. Since I implemented
>this change I haven't had an erroneous dial-out in two weeks. Before
>making this change I had to turn my modem off because it was dialing
>every 15min. Check out this page.

>http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q137/3/68.asp

>I hope this helps.

>--
>Norwood Gray, Jr.
>"Don't believe the hype!" - Chuck D.