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> 
> My ISP provides dynamic IP
> I have resolv.conf with about 5 nameservers listed.
> 	^^ had two then added more to see if that would help. Nope.
> Connects and logs in O.K.
> 
> I am recieveing a host name lookup failure error.
> 

Make your router [gated, or routed or whatever] is properly updating its 
tables to actually send DNS requests out the PPP line. If it can't get a 
packet to a host it will come up with a host name lookup failure. Try 
telneting by IP address to make sure your routing is correct.

-Jerry.