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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.sprintlink.net!in2.uu.net!news.mastnet.net!mds201.mastnet.net!leem From: leem@mastnet.net (Lee McMullen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.admin,comp.unix.misc Subject: Re: Setting up client software Date: Tue, 19 Sep 1995 20:51:09 UNDEFINED Organization: A poorly-installed InterNetNews site Lines: 29 Message-ID: <leem.2.00141AC4@mastnet.net> References: <4329cq$ajp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: mds201.mastnet.net X-Newsreader: Trumpet for Windows [Version 1.0 Rev B final beta #1] Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:959 comp.unix.admin:32851 comp.unix.misc:18509 In article <4329cq$ajp@usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> dh950@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kair-Chuan Lim) writes: >From: dh950@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Kair-Chuan Lim) >Subject: Setting up client software >Date: 11 Sep 1995 21:23:38 GMT >Dear UNIX gurus, >I am new to unix and I have a setup/configuratin problem. >I was able to set up the server and run telnet, web-browser, ftp etc... >but what i cannot figure out is my client software. >I have setup a slip account, able to slip into the server (dial-up), but >cannot get any client software, such as browser, ftp, ping, telnet , >etc..to work. from the client machine. >I am using BSD/OS 2.0 operating system. >Any hints or suggestions are most greatly appreciated. >Steve LIM >Newbiee Try enabling IP forwarding. it's in the manual how to do it. The other thing you didn't mention is a host table, or other DNS set up.