/* * This belongs in -user, directed there... */ On Tue, Jul 13, 1999 at 04:48:18PM -0400, Sera Hill wrote: > I'm a Linux newbie! I've been trying to get ADSL to work on Debian, but to > no avail. I've used winipcfg to find out the information I need, but Linux > is still having problems resolving webSite addresses, especially when I run > dselect. Some of the information that the network config file asks from me > I also find confusing. Like the gateway question and the Broadcast one, as > well as the DNS Server. I'm signed onto Sympatico and they're not helping > with Linux config. Is there any way you could give me some kind of > step-by-step as to how you did it? Or to help me out somehow? If you need > any more information, let me know.
What you're after is the file /etc/resolv.conf, here's what you want in it: domain <your domain> nameserver <nameserver 1> nameserver <nameserver 2> nameserver <nameserver 3> -- Joseph Carter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Debian GNU/Linux developer GnuPG: 2048g/3F9C2A43 - 20F6 2261 F185 7A3E 79FC 44F9 8FF7 D7A3 DCF9 DAB3 PGP 2.6: 2048R/50BDA0ED - E8 D6 84 81 E3 A8 BB 77 8E E2 29 96 C9 44 5F BE -------------------------------------------------------------------------- I'm not a level-headed person... -- Bruce Perens
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