Re: ppp problem
On Mon, Apr 10, 2000 at 02:43:27PM -0400, Sandy Shapiro wrote:
> I installed Debian (Slink) on another computer, and I think I may have
> missed something in setting up the ppp connection.
>
> I can dial out, connect to, and log on to my ISP. But when I try to ping a
> site, I get the error message: unknown host. When I use Mozilla, it says:
> Unable to locate the server.
>
> Ifconfig says that ppp is running.
> Wvdial says ppp negotiation detected; starting pppd.
>
> Everything seem to be working except I can't communicate with the ISP.
>
> Is there something I can edit to fix this?
>
> Is more information needed?
Did you put a DNS nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf?
Like so:
nameserver 208.130.43.5
nameserver 208.130.42.5
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Thank you,
Joe Bouchard
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