From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jan 5 17:45:39 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id RAA09430 for questions-outgoing; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 17:45:39 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions) Received: from awfulhak.demon.co.uk (awfulhak.demon.co.uk [158.152.17.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id RAA09395 for ; Mon, 5 Jan 1998 17:45:17 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@awfulhak.org) Received: from gate.lan.awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by awfulhak.demon.co.uk (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id BAA21920; Tue, 6 Jan 1998 01:24:24 GMT (envelope-from brian@gate.lan.awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199801060124.BAA21920@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.1 12/23/97 To: "Shan-Min Chao" cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: PPP In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 05 Jan 1998 14:46:22 PST." <01bd1a2b$bf0f2a80$0e1581d0@johnny.lvdi.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 06 Jan 1998 01:24:24 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk > Hi! > I am a beginner at FreeBSD and have some questions concerning logging on > to my ISP. I currently have the FreeBSD 2.2.2 CD from Walnut Creek. > I have installed the OS without any real problems. I tried to dial in using > by US Robotics X2 on Com2 using the PPP->term->atdt commands. It would dial > in fine, and give me an IP address. When I push "alt-F2" to go to my other > terminal screen, and tried to ping yahoo.com, I would get a "no route to > host" error message. Same thing happens to every ping, ftp, and traceroute > I would attempt. The only configuration I have made to my modem is through > the /stand/sysinstall utility. > My ISP does dynamix IP addressing, so I put .lvdi.net under the host name > (lvdi.net is my ISP's domain). > Do you people have any idea what i should do to connect properly? Can you > be specific in your answers? I would really appreciate any help, as my UNIX > education would greatly expand once I get internet access through my UNIX > OS. Thank you very much for your time. When you've got [Packet mode], type "add 0 0 HISADDR" to add a default route to your ISPs gateway. -- Brian , , Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....