I am new to Linux, but mine did the same thing. Mine did not have a file
called resolv.conf in the /etc folder.
The resolv.conf has the domain name and nameserver info for your ISP. When
i added that file it worked fine.
Mine was like this....
domain nashville.com
nameserver 207.65.180.114
nameserver 207.65.180.115
Hope this helps...
Ray
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas J. Hamman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 1999 12:36 AM
Subject: [newbie] Problem with PPP connection
> I'm trying to help someone else get Mandrake to work, and she is having a
> problem with her PPP connection.
>
> Basically, her modem seems to work fine, and apparently she can connect
fine to
> her ISP without any trouble. However, she cannot connect to anything else
(or
> at least not receive any transmitted data from anything else). For
example if
> she tries to retrieve a webpage with Netscape, she gets to the 'contacted
host,
> waiting for reply' (or something like that) message and then gets nothing
else.
> Results are similar with other programs (like telnet).
>
> Does anyone know what would cause this, and how to fix it?
>
> Note: During the install LILO failed to install in her MBR, and the boot
> disk creation failed also, so I have her using loadlin to boot Linux...
but
> otherwise her installation seems fine.
>
>
> -Tom
