From: Patrick Lutz <kellutz@telusplanet.net> To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: connecting to ISP Message-ID: <37141B7C.6057793E@telusplanet.net>
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>I doubt that the problem is having FreeBSD and Winblows 95 on the computer. >It sounds like it is in the DNS lookup, or the PPP config files. In your >/etc/ppp/ppp.linkup file you should have some lines like: >MYADDR: # or 'your_isp_name:', if you connect using "ppp -ddial >your_isp_name" (or ppp -auto or whatever). >delete ALL >add 0 0 HISADDR >That will make sure that you have a gateway address to your isp. When I >installed 3.1-Release, there was a comment that said this wasn't needed >anymore, but it didn't work without it for me. If that doesn't work, it's >probably in your DNS lookup (does it take a long time for it to tell you >that it can't find the domain name, or does it pop up right away?). Thanks! I added a '#' after MYADDR: in the ppp.linkup file, and now when I ping the ifconfig numbers, I get a response. A step in the right direction. My next problem is that the ftp still has a "Host name lookup failure." message that appears when I try to connect for downloading ports. This message comes up immediately. What did I do wrong, did I miss something in resolv.conf? Patrick To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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