You probably need a nameserver line in /etc/resolv.conf. Mine has a line like:
nameserver 199.44.6.2 The IP adress should be the address of the nameserver of your provider. Good luck, Dale On Fri, 27 Oct 1995 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > hi: > > I am using dynamic ppp connect to my ISP. While I can surf the net but > I have problem regarding of name resolving or whatever. For example I can > ping the ftp.debian.org but can't ftp to the same site with dot name > notation. > > < ping is ok > > $ ping ftp.debian.org > PING ftp.debian.org (141.209.21.21): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 141.209.21.21: icmp_seq=0 ttl=239 time=396.8 ms > 64 bytes from 141.209.21.21: icmp_seq=1 ttl=239 time=330.4 ms > > < ftp with dot name notation; failed > > $ ftp ftp.debian.org > ftp: ftp.debian.org: Unknown server error > ftp> > > < ftp with IP address; ok > > $ ftp 141.209.21.21 > Connected to 141.209.21.21. > 220 bugs.cps.cmich.edu FTP server (Version wu-2.4(1) Thu Oct 5 18:54:30 > EDT 1995) ready. > Name (141.209.21.21:ylin95): > > > Can someone help me? > > tia > ylin95 > > >
