Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 11:54:56 -0500 From: "Steve Friedrich" <SteveFriedrich@Hot-Shot.com> To: "Alex Davidson" <alexd@idcomm.com>, "FreeBSD Newbies" <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: How to test my ISP connection Message-ID: <199810281656.LAA25130@laker.net>
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On Wed, 28 Oct 1998 09:23:42 -0700, Alex Davidson wrote: >Now that I suspect ppp is connecting to my ISP successfully I want to test the >connection by running ftp or lynx. However, when I type lynx it doesn't know >what I'm talking about so maybe it's not installed (where would I find it if it >is installed?). ftp works but what is the syntax to connect to a site? I have >trid ftp ftp.netscape.com and it says it can't connect to the site. You should direct questions of a technical nature, such as this one, to -questions, or you will suffer the *wrath* of Sue!! Anyway, try to ping an IP address. Don't use a name. Try a known host, like www.ibm.com which is at 204.146.18.33 ping 204.146.18.33 and see if you get return packets. You probably will, indicating that your ppp connection is in fact ok. Then try to ping www.ibm.com with their name: ping www.ibm.com That probably won't work because you probably don't have a nameserver defined in /etc/resolv.conf You need to know your ISP's nameserver address. He should have two; primary and secondary DNS. put that info in /etc/resolv.conf See man resolv.conf for information. Unix systems measure "uptime" in years, Winblows measures it in minutes. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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