Re: Q: re: dpkg-ftp
On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Anthony Thompson wrote:
>
> Im a recent convert from slackware to Debian1.2 (well in the process of
> install it).
>
> Away im having a problem getting the ppp link up and running. Im able to
> establish the ppp connection ok. I check it using the ifconfig command
> and i see that i have a ppp connection to my ISP.
> The problem is that if attempt to run ftp (standalone) to test the link i
> receive 'host lookup failure'.
>
> Now i have had no problems previously with slackware getting ppp
> connection setup.. What have i done wrong?
>
> Ive checked my resolv.conf and it is the same as my old slackware config..
>
> thanks
>
> Anthony
> [atom@werple.net.au]
In addition to the other suggestions given, you may want to check
to make sure that the host(s) listed in resolv.conf are in your
hosts file. I've overlooked that one myself at least once.
Good luck.
Richard G. Roberto
richr@bear.com
011-81-3-3437-7967 - Tokyo, Japan
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