Re: Haunting still... (need PPP help)
On Sat, Jul 24, 1999 at 08:27:32PM +0200, Algernon NG wrote:
> Hi all!
>
> I'm sorry, but I still can't get my connection to work. Can anyone tell
> me what steps do I have to make, to be able to access the net?
>
> I looked into my ppp.log and it says the local ip is x the remote is y.
> Ok. netstat -r:
> <remote ip> gateway: 0.0.0.0 ...
> default gateway: <remote ip>
What does your /etc/resolv.conf look like? (and /etc/host.conf)
>
> In ppp.log it says, that my username & password is accepted. My modem is
> working fine, I can ping the <remote ip>, but can't ping the
> nameservers. They MUST be correct, for I use the same settings when
> dialing from Win98r2.
Are you pinging with ip numbers, or host names? If you're pinging
your nameservers using ip addresses, and it doesn't work, then
you've got routing problems (I think).
Try to ping 209.81.8.42 (www.debian.org) and see if that works.
One pppd setting that I've started using is usepeerdns, which
queries the remote end of your ppp link for the dns numbers to use.
It takes care of modifying your resolv.conf file for you.
Mike
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