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Subject: Re: PPP: I give up! (No host found messages) 
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From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org>
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> 	
> 	Okay, I've read the fAQ and I've read the Handbook.  Actually, I used the
> handbook to help set up ppp.  I followed the instructions.  I edited the
> ppp.conf file as it said I should (I think).  I edited the hosts file as I
> should (I think).  I edited other files as I should (I think).  Mind you I
> followed the instructions in the handbook for dynamic ip.  Now it seems as
> thought it dials, starts communicating and then in a short time it hangs
> up.  Only once had I had connection long enough to telnet successfully into
> ea.uci.edu then it closed.  Once I had 9% of Lynx downloaded untill the
> connection was closed.  Now all I get is HOST NOT FOUND or UKNOWN HOST or
> some sort of message like that.  I just want to simply dial in a ppp
> connection to Inreach and run sum internet software.  Maybe I screwed up by
> naming my computer mustang.ford.com (I love Mustangs <G>).  I wish I could
> show you exactly what I have in the files but I can't even mount my dos
> partition /dev/wd0s1 (I think).  I tells me something about Super Block
> (?).  Anyways, can someone give me a clue to how to do the ppp stuff? Maybe
> some example of how to connect to an isp or something.  Please.  Thanks.

Does the example in the handbook not work ?
Try getting the latest version of ppp (you didn't say what version of 
FreeBSD you're running) from http://www.freebsd.org/~brian and 
following the instructions in the current handbook *exactly*.

If this doesn't work, you'll need to post your config and your log 
file with "set log phase chat connect lcp ipcp ccp".  If you can't 
mount your DOS harddisk (mount -t msdos /dev/wd0s1 /dos), then use a 
floppy (mount -t msdos /dev/fd0a /mnt) to record the info.

> 							Bear

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