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Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 13:34:07 -0700 (PDT)
From: Kevin Eliuk <cagey@kevin.sunshine.net>
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To: Tom Hamman <hawk3@gate.net>
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Subject: Re: Problem with PPP
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On Mon, 19 May 1997, Tom Hamman wrote:

>Hi, I recently installed FreeBSD in an attempt to get away from DOS/Windows
>and learn something new (UNIX).  I'm having trouble using my PPP account though.
>
>I followed the steps in the FreeBSD Handbook to configure the right files
>(/etc/ppp/ppp.conf, /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup, /etc/resolv.conf, /etc/host.conf,
>and /etc/hosts) correctly for a PPP account that assigns variable IP
>addresses, and I can connect fine (I tried connecting both with the script
>in ppp.conf and manually by using the term command and dialing my ISP), but
>after I connect nothing seems to work.  

What results do you get from `show route' and `show ipcp'? Does it
show you were assigned your ip address? 

>					I try FTPing to something and it
>says 'Host Unknown' or I try pinging something and it says 'No route to
>host', etc.  I've already looked through the FAQ and Handbook and fiddled
>with my configuration files a lot, but I still can't get it to work.  Any
>help would be appreciated.
>

Sounds like it's failing to resolve.

>(It DID work fine, BTW, when I used the installation disk to install FreeBSD
>over FTP.)



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