Date: Sun, 09 Nov 1997 04:04:35 +0000 From: Brian Somers <brian@awfulhak.org> To: Patrick Kimball <cctrails@cape.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Static IP Connection Message-ID: <199711090404.EAA10208@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 08 Nov 1997 20:15:47 EST." <3.0.3.32.19971108201547.00798dc0@cape.com>
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> Help! After rigorously following the PPP HOWTO, I get a good dial, login,
> and packet mode on the ppp prompt. The log and ipcp commands show a good
> connection; the hdlc command indicates no errors. But the ping to an
> outside site fails; and the browsers don't work. My ISP has given me a
> static IP, and the routing table shows a proper default route. But after
> about five minutes, the connection dies. I have Linux on another partition
> which works fine with pppd. Thanks, Patrick Kimball.
Have you got /etc/resolv.conf configured correctly ? What happens
when you ping using an IP number rather than a name ?
--
Brian <brian@Awfulhak.org>, <brian@FreeBSD.org>, <bri@OpenBSD.org>
<http://www.Awfulhak.org>;
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....
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