Re: I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
+++ nil ban [freebsd] [10-12-03 13:11 -0800]: | Hello, | I'm a novice linux user currently switched over to freebsd | when many linux users told me that freebsd is real unix | and only slackware is somehow matched with it. So I installed | feeebsd 4.8 but I am getting few problems I can't handle. | Kindly tell me how to do the following ; | I can't connect to internet. | Plz let me explain that. | I have a username and password which my isp gave me to | use for having mail and surfing internet like | [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my mail servers | names are mail.myisp.com(pop3)and smtp.mail.com. | I tried using kpp and I could connect to my isp ( I am telling this | because pppd does run ) but whenever I try to | visit a website it doesn't work, browser says unknown host. | I even tried xchat, it says something like have u missspelled your host name ?. I also don't know what my host name is. Whenever | I type the command hostname in console it displays nothing and only cursor reappears. I installed it as it is describe in the handbook. Only thing I have done is place this entry firewall_type=open in rc.conf. I haven't changed anything in any configuration file apart from that. I have written this because it seemed the default firewall has got something to do with it but I ain't sure. | Please tell me in a step by step procedure so I will be able | to fix it.. I am gradually being depressed for that. | Here telephone charge is very costly and for that I can't stay | connected and experiment for long. | | Please help me. | | P.S I also can't send receive mail using kmail inspite of giving all the | required parameters. what's the o/p of # ipfw list Shantanoo ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
Hello, I'm a novice linux user currently switched over to freebsd when many linux users told me that freebsd is real unix and only slackware is somehow matched with it. So I installed feeebsd 4.8 but I am getting few problems I can't handle. Kindly tell me how to do the following ; I can't connect to internet. Plz let me explain that. I have a username and password which my isp gave me to use for having mail and surfing internet like [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my mail servers names are mail.myisp.com(pop3)and smtp.mail.com. I tried using kpp and I could connect to my isp ( I am telling this because pppd does run ) but whenever I try to visit a website it doesn't work, browser says unknown host. I even tried xchat, it says something like have u missspelled your host name ?. I also don't know what my host name is. Whenever I type the command hostname in console it displays nothing and only cursor reappears. I installed it as it is describe in the handbook. Only thing I have done is place this entry firewall_type=open in rc.conf. I haven't changed anything in any configuration file apart from that. I have written this because it seemed the default firewall has got something to do with it but I ain't sure. Please tell me in a step by step procedure so I will be able to fix it.. I am gradually being depressed for that. Here telephone charge is very costly and for that I can't stay connected and experiment for long. Please help me. P.S I also can't send receive mail using kmail inspite of giving all the required parameters. - Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
because pppd does run ) but whenever I try to visit a website it doesn't work, browser says unknown host. I even tried xchat, it says something like have u missspelled your host name ?. I also don't know what my host name is. Whenever Have you properly configured the DNS nameservers (which your ISP should have told you) in /etc/resolv.conf? -- Cordula's Web. http://www.cordula.ws/ ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
On Dec 10, 2003, at 4:11 PM, nil ban wrote: I can't connect to internet. [ ... ] names are mail.myisp.com(pop3)and smtp.mail.com. I tried using kpp and I could connect to my isp ( I am telling this because pppd does run ) but whenever I try to visit a website it doesn't work, browser says unknown host. Sounds like /etc/resolv.conf hasn't been setup to point to valid DNS servers. Try adding a line like: nameserver 4.2.2.1 ...to /etc/resolv.conf and see whether that solves your problem, only you should use the nameservers your ISP gives you if you know what they are. You can also configure PPP to set this file up for you when you connect via the enable dns config option in /etc/ppp/ppp.conf. [Maybe for userland PPP rather than kernel-based PPP?] -- -Chuck ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
nil ban wrote: ... sp gave me to use for having mail and surfing internet like [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my mail servers names are mail.myisp.com(pop3)and smtp.mail.com. I tried using kpp and I could connect to my isp ( I am telling this because pppd does run ) Do that then, once you are connected, type: ping 158.43.128.1 if you get no packets back, it's a problem with your ppp settings. If you do get packets back, type: ping www.yahoo.com if you get no packets back, it's your DNS settings. Look at /etc/resolv.conf - you should see at least one line like this: nameserver ip.address.of.nameserver If you don't add such a line (or two) with valid nameservers. Your ISP should give you such settings. If they haven't, you could use: nameserver 158.43.128.1 but only temporarily - it's a Worldcom/MCI nameserver and might not live forever. Oh, and set a hostname. (see man hostname). PWR. ___ [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: I can't connect to internet. Plz help me
On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 01:11:22PM -0800, nil ban wrote: Hello, I'm a novice linux user currently switched over to freebsd when many linux users told me that freebsd is real unix and only slackware is somehow matched with it. So I installed feeebsd 4.8 but I am getting few problems I can't handle. Kindly tell me how to do the following ; I can't connect to internet. Plz let me explain that. I have a username and password which my isp gave me to use for having mail and surfing internet like [EMAIL PROTECTED] and my mail servers names are mail.myisp.com(pop3)and smtp.mail.com. I tried using kpp and I could connect to my isp ( I am telling this because pppd does run ) but whenever I try to visit a website it doesn't work, browser says unknown host. I even tried xchat, it says something like have u missspelled your host name ?. I also don't know what my host name is. Whenever I type the command hostname in console it displays nothing and only cursor reappears. I installed it as it is describe in the handbook. Only thing I have done is place this entry firewall_type=open in rc.conf. I haven't changed anything in any configuration file apart from that. I have written this because it seemed the default firewall has got something to do with it but I ain't sure. Please tell me in a step by step procedure so I will be able to fix it.. I am gradually being depressed for that. Here telephone charge is very costly and for that I can't stay connected and experiment for long. Please help me. P.S I also can't send receive mail using kmail inspite of giving all the required parameters. Do you have DNS name resolution setup correctly on your machine? Your ISP should have given you at least one IP address for their DNS server(s). Make sure that you place these addresses in your /etc/resolv.conf file. Such as: nameserver 1.2.3.4 nameserver 1.2.3.5 Also, while kppp tells you that you are connected, try pinging an IP address instead of the domain name. hotmail.com is 64.4.32.7 and microsoft.com is 207.46.245.222. Alternatively you could just plug either of the IP addresses into your browser address bar. If it still doesn't work then you may be able to rule out a DNS issue. Nathan -- gpg --keyserver pgp.mit.edu --recv-keys D8527E49 pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
