Date: Fri, 22 Dec 1995 21:43:16 +1100 (EST) From: Richard Lyon <rlyon@ozemail.com.au> To: Dan mackey <clad@oz.net> Cc: Questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: User PPP Message-ID: <Pine.BSD/.3.91.951222212753.22507A-100000@shell02.ozemail.com.au> In-Reply-To: <30DA4DF9.21EF@oz.net>
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On Thu, 21 Dec 1995, Dan mackey wrote: > I recently installed Freebsd 2.1 and have been tryint to get ppp > working for the last week. I followed all the instructions in the > freebsd handbook under uppp and am still haveing problems. I can get it > to dial and login ok but when i try to ping ftp or use anyother program > it ether sits there for 5 minutes and times out or says host lookup > failer. Can anyone help ? > > Thanks > User PPP definitely works! A simple typo can cause many hours grief. Are you running a simple standalone machine with no network cards? Check you have the correct ISP nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf. Check you have hosts before bind in /etc/host.conf /etc/sysconfig is bit of a minefield. Are you getting any routed error messages? If you want I could send a copy of all the files I modified with comments. The fact you have managed to logon is encouraging. Regards Richard Lyon ...
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