On Thu, 19 Dec 1996, Anthony Thompson wrote:
> > Im a recent convert from slackware to Debian1.2 (well in the process of > install it). > > Away im having a problem getting the ppp link up and running. Im able to > establish the ppp connection ok. I check it using the ifconfig command > and i see that i have a ppp connection to my ISP. > The problem is that if attempt to run ftp (standalone) to test the link i > receive 'host lookup failure'. > > Now i have had no problems previously with slackware getting ppp > connection setup.. What have i done wrong? > > Ive checked my resolv.conf and it is the same as my old slackware config.. > > thanks > > Anthony > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Do you have defaultroute set in the /etc/ppp/options file? This caused me some headaches one time. A. Paul -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]