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Re: Connecting to the internet prob.



On Sun, 21 Feb 1999, Noam Meltzer wrote:

>Hi,
>I tried to connect the internet through linux, and didn't succeed. I
>read the PPP howto for setting the connection manually and did as it
>say:
>after i use minicom for dial and login i exit without reset and type:
>pppd -d -detach /dev/ttyS1 38400 &
>(I am connected through Internet Zahav)
>anyway, it appears to be working but it really ain't. the only addresses
>i can contact (ping or such) is my dns and my ip.
>please help me

Add 'defaultroute' to ppp options and make sure the nameserver is
mentioned in /etc/resolv.conf etc AND that its IP is known in /etc/hosts.

Peter