--- /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/40-dns.sh.orig	2009-11-16 23:59:25.000000000 +0200
+++ /etc/ppp/ip-up.d/40-dns.sh	2011-02-10 17:55:55.000000000 +0200
@@ -9,11 +9,18 @@
 if [ "$USEPEERDNS" ]; then
 
 	if [ -x /sbin/resolvconf ]; then
+	let count=0
+	while ! [ -f /var/lib/run/resolvconf/interfaces/$1 ] ; do
 		{
 			echo "# Generated by ppp for $1"
 			[ -n "$DNS1" ] && echo "nameserver $DNS1"
 			[ -n "$DNS2" ] && echo "nameserver $DNS2"
 		} | /sbin/resolvconf -a "$1"
+		let count++ 
+		[ $count -ge 20 ] && break
+		sleep 3
+	done
+	echo "`date '+%b %d %k:%M:%S'` 40-dns.sh ran resolvconf using $DNS1 and $DNS2" >>/var/log/messages
 	else
 		# add the server supplied DNS entries to /etc/resolv.conf
 		# (taken from debian's 0000usepeerdns)