Dan Smith writes: > Using both web (lynx) and ftp (ftp) programs, I have succeeded in > accessing sites using numerical domain (DNS) addresses, but not using > addresses with words. You need to put your ISP's nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf, like this: nameserver 111.222.333.444 nameserver 222.333.444.555 -- John Hasler john@dhh.gt.org (John Hasler) Dancing Horse Hill Elmwood, WI