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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.

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Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven/Asmodai
asmodai(at)wxs.nl
Junior Network/Security Specialist
FreeBSD & picoBSD: The Power to Serve...

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