Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1998 01:23:15 +0000 From: "Frank Pawlak" <fpawlak@execpc.com> To: "Evan Thomas" <tps.elt@mars.planetary.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question Message-ID: <980728012316.ZM4066@darkstar.connect.com> In-Reply-To: "Evan Thomas" <tps.elt@mars.planetary.org> "Re: Question" (Jul 26, 10:00am) References: <01bdb8b6$f0b081e0$e816b3d1@default>
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Sorry for my tardy response, but have been occupied with business matters, but have some time tonight to help out. I am CC questions with this as there may be others that can provide some advice. Hope you don't mind my doing that. On Jul 26, 10:00am, Evan Thomas wrote: > Subject: Re: Question > Hello, > > my resolv.conf, goes something like this: > > domain my.domain > nameserver x.x.x.x > nameserver y.y.y.y > > Both nameservers are the addresses I get from winipcfg for earthlink's DNS > servers. > The my.domain is the ISP domain name, and the IP addresses are for the primary and secondary DNS servers at the ISP right? If this correct then /etc/resolve should be correct. > When using FTP with a IP address I get cannot find a route. You are able to dial out and connect to the ISP if I understand you correctly, is that correct? If so then it would appear that everything in /etc/ppp is setup properly. > > What files do you usuallu have to have set up for a stand-alone machine > connecting to an ISP with a dynamic IP address? What do you have in /etc/hosts.tem? What happens when you ping localhost? Bring me up to speed on these issues and we'll work from there. Frank > > Thanks for your help. > > Evan > > -----Original Message----- > From: Frank Pawlak <fpawlak@execpc.com> > To: Evan Thomas <tps.elt@mars.planetary.org>; freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Saturday, July 25, 1998 8:03 PM > Subject: Re: Question > > > >On Jul 25, 5:42pm, Evan Thomas wrote: > >> Subject: Question > >> Hello, > >> > >> I have been trying to configure PPP. I got it to connect to my ISP > >> (Earthlink), but ftp, telnet, ping, etc , all give me the message > "unknown > >> host" with everything but localhost. > >> > >> my netstat -rn gives: > >> > >> dest Gateway flags Refs Use Netif Expire > >> 127.0.0.1 127.0.01 UH o 16 lo0 > >> > >> I am on a stand-alone computer which receives a dynamic IP address from > >> Earthlink when connecting with my modem. I think my problem is with the > way > >> I have hosts, rc.conf, etc setup. Can somebody please help - I am also > at > >> my wits end here. > >> > >> Thank you in advance. Any help, suggestions are much appreciated. > >> > >> Evan Thomas > >> > >> > >> > >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >>-- End of excerpt from Evan Thomas > > > >What do the files referenced above look like. Also show yopur > /etc/resolv.conf > >and we'll take a look and see if they need fixing. I suspect that > something is > >wrong in /etc/resolv.conf, but can't be sure untill I see it. > > > >Frank > > > > >-- End of excerpt from Evan Thomas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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