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Re: Connecting to the internet prob.



there is no need for the namserver's IP to be in /etc/hosts ...

Or.

On Mon, 22 Feb 1999, Peter L. Peres wrote:

> 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
> 
>