Thanks again!!
I think I understand what to do.... I've learned so much and made lots
of notes so I don't have to ask the same questions next time around.
This list is awesome!!
Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Ray Olszewski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2000 3:09 PM
To: Chris Job
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Can't surf the web
At 02:10 PM 1/25/00 -0500, Chris Job wrote:
>Thanks Ray
>You were on the mark with your info. I called my ISP and asked what I
>would need to surf the web. He said that two (primary and secondary)
IP
>addresses he gave me (I added these to my /etc/resolv.conf) was all I
>needed. That as much as he could help me with.
>
>Question: In the "route add default ..." command you gave me, should I
>replace the 1.2.3.4 with one of the 2 IP addresses the ISP gave me?
No. That address needs to be the ISP's default gateway. It's not called
anything else that I can think of -- only default gateway and default
route.
This may be coming as part of a DHCP lease or a PPP configuration ...
depends on your connection type.
------------------------------------"Never tell me the odds!"---
Ray Olszewski -- Han Solo
Palo Alto, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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