Possibly, you might not have your internet connection fully. look in /etc/host.conf which should have in it: order hosts,bind multi on
And check /etc/resolv.conf which should have: nameserver <your isp's domain name server number>. J. Hartzelbuck wrote: > Hello friends, > > Using Debian, I've installed wvdial and can connect very nicely, but > commands issued don't do anything! Ping doesn't respond, lynx doesn't > respond. I'm new to all this, so don't know where I might be going > wrong. Can anyone give any pointers? > > Thank you! > > -- Chris Joyner > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > >