add the DNS servers to /etc/resolv.conf e.g. nameserver 1.2.3.4 nameserver 5.6.7.8
to find your isp's name servers ask them or do a WHOIS on their domain. test it by using the nslookup utility (nslookup www.debian.org for ex.) nate ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Linux System Administrator http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, pplaw wrote: > debs, > > through pon (config'd with pppconfig), i can ping my isp's addy > (207.76.102.251), but i can't ping the domain (www.pcisys.net) (or any > other domain, including www.debian.org). therefore, i can't have a > successful apt with dselect. > > how do i config linux to connect to domain names and not just to ip > addy's. > > ia, t. > > bentley taylor > > // > > > -- > Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null >
