Date: Wed, 28 Oct 1998 18:29:08 +0100 (CET) From: Jeroen Ruigrok/Asmodai <asmodai@wxs.nl> To: Alex Davidson <alexd@idcomm.com> Cc: FreeBSD Newbies <freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: RE: How to test my ISP connection Message-ID: <XFMail.981028182908.asmodai@wxs.nl> In-Reply-To: <015601be028f$67e51d80$6000a8c0@alex-d>
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On 28-Oct-98 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. ye typing this in at the: ppp on name> console? Because ye need another xterm window or vtty to use the dial-up. --- Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai asmodai(at)wxs.nl Junior Network/Security Specialist FreeBSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve... To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-newbies" in the body of the message
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