it sounds like you need to check your DNS settings.. have you looked at 
/etc/resolv.conf and confirmed you've got the right DNS addresses in there?

At 12:22 PM 3/09/2002 +0000, you wrote:
>I decided to try Mandrake since I had 8.1 here. All works well EXCEPT I cannot
>browse the internet or collect email.
>When I dial (wvdial) the system logs on and IFCONFIG tells me the address I
>have been assigne and the p-t-p address.
>I can ping the p-t-p address and all seems well.
>The browser has the same proxy settings as before (I never reformat /home) and
>the SMTP and POP settings are correct but no matter which browser I try I get
>a long timeout period and then "cannot find server" and "check address" errors
>and kmail says it can't find the server.
>Any clues appreciated.
>
>Stay well and happy
>Heracles
>
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