Clueless newbie in need - PPP problems

[Stuart Smith <jodanx@yahoo.com>]

Hi. I'm realy stuck here. I have managed to get the PPP set up
(barely) and connect to my internet account. I can not, however DO
anything. When I try to use ftp, dpkg-ftp, telnet, ect., I get an
error reading 'ftp : <URL> : Hostname lookup failure'. The send data
light and recieve data light on my modem do nothing. Can any one tell
me, without using too many big words :), what I need to do to get onto
the net, such that I can ftp, read e-mail, etc.?



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