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From: brian@anorak.coverform.lan (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: PPP not resolving names
Date: 6 Oct 1996 15:49:03 GMT
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In article <AE79FA99-2ACB77@204.167.102.217>,
"Greg Arsenault" <greg@beacondesign.com> writes:
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> I am pretty sure that I have now successfully connected to my ISP
> using PPP, including a full Chat login script.
> However, once the connection is established, I have a great deal of
> trouble getting the ftp 'open' command (in another window/session) to
> properly connect to any address. I have tried both y.y.y.y forms and
> domain name forms of addresses, both seem to not get resolved. I
> unfortunately don't seem to have a 'ping' executable in my currently
> downloaded configuration of FreeBSD, which may help me resolve some
> net issues (that is one of the reasons I want to get PPP and ftp
> working...so that I can download additional goodies for fbsd).
The ping program is in the /sbin directory - even with the most basic
of installations.
> I have added my ISP's proper NameServer IP address in the
> /etc/resolv.conf file, in fact, my resolv.conf file looks something
> pretty much like this:
>
> domain blah.net
> nameserver w.x.y.z
>
> I suspect that my PPP connection is not finding the ISP name server.
The nameserver stuff is a red herring if you've tried to connect using
an IP number. What does "netstat -rn" tell you ? I suspect you're
missing a default route:
If you're using iijppp (the ppp executable), try adding a line:
add 0 0 HISADDR
to both /etc/ppp/ppp.conf and /etc/ppp/ppp.linkup.
If this doesn't help, post the output to "netstat -rn" and the output to
"traceroute <targetIP>" where <targetIP> is the number you're trying to
reach.
--
Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....