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Date:      Sun, 4 May 1997 22:53:28 -0800 (AKDT)
From:      Steve Howe <un_x@anchorage.net>
To:        Daniel Keller <dkeller@psln.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions List <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: Problems connecting to the internet
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.3.95q.970504225037.555E-100000@aak.anchorage.net>
In-Reply-To: <199705050513.WAA25630@psln1.psln.com>

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On Sun, 4 May 1997, Daniel Keller wrote:

> Now my new problem: I have all my files set up as is described in the
> handbook. I can tell ppp to dial, it dials and connects and logs in fine.
> Then I switch to another terminal and try ping. If I try "ping localhost" I
> get:
> 
> Ping: send to: Permission denied
> Ping: wrote localhost 64 chars, ret=-1

is ppp in all caps (PPP)?
did you set up /etc/resolv.conf?
are you attaching /0 to your ppp.conf addresses?
did you set up ppp.linkup?
are your /etc/host*, files set up?
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