Sounds like resolve.conf issue. Look into /etc/resolve.conf and add name servers there if not listed or not assigned by dhcp.
search domain-name nameserver ip-address nameserver ip-address HTH On Mon, 2004-08-23 at 19:52, Haldor Riddering wrote: > Hiya, just got a copy of woody r2, and installed it on my machine. > first timer. managed to get nvidia thingy to compile for my video card, > and solved the problem of > not finding screens. what a mission that. all good. > > now however am stuck. > I can dial a ppp conection using wvdial, kppp, pon, and all works fine. > after changing bits and bobs and adding the NOAUTH tag to all the chat > scripts. > I get dynamic ip allocation. I can ping it, can ping local, and the > remote proxy, BUT > cannot do dns lookups, surf, ping anything else. > what am I doing wrong? how can I fix it? > > appreciate any and all help regarding this. > cheers and beers > Haldor > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]