Re: Clueless newbie in need - PPP problems

[shaul@rakefet.netvision.net.il]

> 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.?

I think that:
1) the BIND package (bind from the net section) is not installed on your 
system.
2) Installing it will solve the problem.



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