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Subject: Re: Support
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From: Dave Marquardt <marquard@zilker.net>
Date: 18 Jan 1998 11:15:09 -0600
In-Reply-To: Frank Griffith's message of "Sat, 17 Jan 1998 09:31:47 -0600"
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Frank Griffith <frankg@idfw.com> writes:
> Let me list each step I'm taking and if you can just point out what 
> I need to do different, I think I can make this happen! Remember, 
> don't assume I'm doing anything else in between these steps. 
> This is exactly and only what I am doing.
> 
> 1. I start my FreeBSD system and login as root.
> 
> 2. At the # prompt I typed ftp ftp.cdrom.com. (as instructed by one of you)
>    I get this line echoed on the display - ftp: ftp.cdrom.com: Unknown host
> 
> 3. I assume that I must make a ppp connection first so I type quit at the
>    ftp> prompt and press <Enter>
> 
> 4. Back at the # prompt I type ppp<Enter>.
> 
> 5. I type term<Enter>.
> 
> 6. I type atdtxxxxxx-xxxx (x = the phone number to my ISP)<Enter>
> 
> 7. I get a connection and login to my ISP.
> 
> 8. I see this line:
>     PPP session from (206.66.11.193) to 206.66.11ppp ON > Packet Mode
> 
> 9. I then get this prompt PPP ON >.
> 
> I've experimented around from here, but can't put 2 and 2 together. ! gets
> me back to the # prompt where I've tried the ftp part again, but I keep
> getting the Unknow host message.

You need to set up the resolver, i.e. the file /etc/resolv.conf, so
your system knows what nameservers to ask for the IP address of
ftp.cdrom.com.  Your ISP probably gave you some information about DNS
or name servers when you signed up.

-Dave