On 23-Jun-98 Chris Mayes wrote:
> Okay, I used usernet to connect, and I now stay connected. However, I still
> do not
> have a peroper connection (telnet returns a host unknown, Netscape, too). I
> assume
> that i have misconfigured netcfg. Here's what I have:
>
> Under Names:
> Hostname: wopr.frognet.net -my own silly domain
> domain: frognet.net
>
> Under Hosts:
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain
> 0.0.0.0 wopr wopr.frognet.net
>
> under interfaces:
> lo 127.0.0.1 none yes active
> ppp0 127.0.0.1 none yes inactive -I could see a possible problem
> here.
> Should the IP in ppp0 agree withh wopr's? Since I assume this section is
> right, I
> should change the hosts section, correct? Can i assign the same IP to two
> hosts?
>
> In routing:
> Default Gateway: <My ISP's gateway>
> Gateway Device: /dev/ttyS2
>
> I am getting close, I can feel it! :-) Please advise. Thanks for yr
> patience :-)
>
>
> Chris
Two points:
1) Remove the default gateway settings. pppd will set them automatically.
2) Add your ISP's DNS server's IP address(es) to the name server box on screen 1
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