Enable the "defaultroute" in wvdial--that'll solve your DNS probs.
On Wed, 7 Apr 1999, Jim wrote: > Hi, > > I am able to get Lynx and Telnet to connect to an (non local) IP address > such as xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx, > but when I enter in a URL such as http://www.foo.com I get the error > "can't resolve host". > > I read the pppHOWTO (but I'm not sure if a; I understand it all, and b; > if it even applies since wvdial did all the work) > > I looked for resolv.conf and don't seem to have one, let alone know > where it should reside, > and read the docs that come with Lynx to no avail. > > Any assistance in this perplexing situation would be greatly appreciated > by this a comer to the world of Debian/Linux. > > Thanks in advance, > > Jim > > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null > Customer: "I'm running Windows '98" Tech: "Yes." Customer: "My computer isn't working now." Tech: "Yes, you said that." Who is John Galt? [EMAIL PROTECTED], that's who!
