Hi Jim, the problem is easy: your machine don't know where to ask in order to solve the addresses. You have to create a file in /etc called resolv.conf, and put in the DNS Servers you want to use. This is an example file:
nameserver 127.0.0.1 domain upc.es nameserver 147.83.2.3 search upc.es nameserver 147.83.61.17 nameserver 147.83.2.10 nameserver 147.83.32.3 nameserver 147.83.41.6 nameserver 130.206.1.2 I have 6 DNS, but maybe is a security paranoia :) I hope this will help you. Bye. On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Jim wrote: > Hi, > > I am able to get Lynx and Telnet to connect to an (non local) IP address > such as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, > but when I enter in a URL such as http://www.foo.com I get the error > "can't resolve host". > > I read the pppHOWTO (but I'm not sure if a; I understand it all, and b; > if it even applies since wvdial did all the work) > > I looked for resolv.conf and don't seem to have one, let alone know > where it should reside, > and read the docs that come with Lynx to no avail. > > Any assistance in this perplexing situation would be greatly appreciated > by this a comer to the world of Debian/Linux. > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > ------------------ Javier Perez Mayos Dpt. Formacio <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
