From owner-freebsd-questions Tue Aug 25 00:09:40 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id AAA11675 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 00:09:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id AAA11656 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 00:09:37 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id DAA25691; Tue, 25 Aug 1998 03:05:50 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199808250705.DAA25691@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: PPP, and the problems it causes In-Reply-To: <35E25232.6DBD@visi.com> from uncomfortably numb at "Aug 25, 98 00:57:06 am" To: burn@visi.com Date: Tue, 25 Aug 1998 03:05:50 -0400 (EDT) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG uncomfortably numb wrote: > i have configured kernel ppp as well as user ppp on my system according > to the man pages, FAQ, and handbook, but neither of them works...kind > of. i connect and start a session alright, however, if i try using any > kind of program, like telnet, ping, ncftp, irc, etc., it just hangs and > does nothing. in X, if i am connected via PPP netscape won't even start. > I get no error messages. the strange thing is, however, that lynx works > just fine--for a numeric IP with either kernel or user PPP (DNS doesn't > work either). i'v had many people try and figure out what is going on > and why lynx is the odd one out, but no one can seem to figure it out. > i'v tried changing my modem around and rebuilding the kernel, etc. and > this is what happens. any ideas? > > thanks, > > -brian How are you handling name lookups? Do you have a nameserver listed in /etc/resolv.conf? What does /etc/host.conf look like? Sample ones, where DNS lookups are directed to your ISP's named: /etc/host.conf: hosts bind /etc/resolv.conf: domain your_isp.com nameserver 123.123.123.123 <--- put in the right number. In /etc/hosts, have at least: 127.0.0.1 localhost Dave -- Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message