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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: question about ppp..
Date: 10 Jul 1996 18:31:16 +0100
Organization: Coverform Ltd.
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I-Lin Wang (ilin@gol.com) wrote:
.....
: 07-10 01:50:55 [246] LCP: Received Configure Request (1) state = Stopped (3)
.....
: 07-10 01:50:56 [246] OsLinkup: 206.159.79.4
.....
: 1:53am <~> ping akira.mit.edu
: ping: unknown host akira.mit.edu
: 1:54am <~> ping 18.71.0.58
: PING 18.71.0.58 (18.71.0.58): 56 data bytes
: ping: sendto: No route to host
.....
: ======================================================================
: PPP ON ilin> show route
: default          18.250.0.1         ffffffff  UG     (1)
: 18.250.0.0       6.0.0.0            00000000  U      (1)
: 18.250.0.1       6.0.0.0            ffffffff  UH     (1)
: 18.250.0.26      6.0.6.0            ffffffff  UH     (2)
: 18.250.0.255     6.0.0.0            ffffffff  UH     (1)
: 127.0.0.1        127.0.0.1          ffffffff  UH     (2)
: 202.243.48.4     18.250.0.1         ffffffff  UGH    (1)
: 202.243.48.5     18.250.0.1         ffffffff  UGH    (1)
: 206.159.79.4     206.159.79.48      ffffffff  UH     (4)
: 206.159.79.57    127.0.0.1          ffffffff  UH     (2)

Hmm, what does "netstat -rn" say ?  You can't really get a "No route to
host" error when you've got a default - I thought.  Also, can you tell
us what "ifconfig -a" says ?  

As far as the "unknown host akira.mit.edu" bit is concerned, do a
"man resolv.conf"

--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....