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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: setting up user ppp
Date: 1 Jan 1996 11:12:05 GMT
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jatray@jove.acs.unt.edu (Jake Traynham) writes:

> I'm having problems setting up user ppp for FreeBSD.  I'm trying to
> set it up for a dynamic ip number on tun0 (using cuaa3).  I followed
> the instructions in FreeBSD's online handbook for setting up user
> ppp to the best of my ability, and it says I'm connected, but when I
> try to do anything, like telnet, it pauses for about a min or so
> then gives me a "host name lookup failure" or some such.

Can you telnet directly with an IP address instead of a host name?
(In this case, you might have garbled your resolver setup.  RTFM
resolver(5).)

-- 
cheers, J"org

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