Date: Wed, 28 Apr 2004 16:08:12 +0300 From: "Toomas Aas" <toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee> To: Jason Parker <new90@verizon.net> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Connecting to the internet Message-ID: <200404281308.i3SD8Pm1009371@lv.raad.tartu.ee> In-Reply-To: <408F1F97.7090600@verizon.net>
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Hi! > So, when I install FreeBSD I am asked to browse the package > collection, which I do, and choose the links browser, the lynx > browser, and the bash shell. When I reboot and run either of the > browsers I get a message saying "Host not found." Sounds like DNS is misconfigured on this box. You should have a file /etc/resolv.conf on your system, containing at least this line: nameserver xx.xx.xx.xx where xx.xx.xx.xx is the IP address of your ISP's DNS server. > I also called my ISP and asked for the Host and Domain, which they > told me they don't use, and suggested I leave the space blank, which > sysinstall won't let me do. I do have a domain name but it is > currently hosted on a shared server so I don't believe (?) I should > be entering it here. If you don't have a real registered hostname, you can generally just use a bogus name such as mypc.myhome.lan. It probably wouldn't hurt to register this name in /etc/hosts. -- Toomas Aas | toomas.aas@raad.tartu.ee | http://www.raad.tartu.ee/~toomas/ * If all is not lost, where is it?
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