On Sat, 25 Nov 2000, Brian P. Trotter wrote:
look at /etc/resolv.conf.
You need to add to this:
search name-of-your-isp
nameserver ipaddres.of.dns.server1
nameserver ipaddres.of.dns.server2
Then you should be fine. And you don't even have to reboot for it :)
Paul
>Sounds like you may have a DNS issue.
>
>Go to a terminal prompt and try to ping Yahoo's IP address by pinging:
>216.32.74.50
>
>If that is successful, next try pinging it by hostname: www.yahoo.com
>
>If the IP address works, and the hostname fails, it is probably a DNS issue,
>and that is a little out of my scope of help. I am having a DNS issue
>myself.
>
>Brian T.
>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of yayan
>Sent: Saturday, November 25, 2000 11:54 AM
>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Subject: [newbie] Internet Connection Issue...
>
>Dear All,
>I am new with Linux.
>I just install LM 7.0 and it's look good, but one problem I have is internet
>connection.
>My dial-up is working good and could connect to my ISP (connected 48 kbps)
>but when I run the browser (netscape) no one inetrnet site can I open (it
>seem that no-connection I've been made).
>I set the netscape to connect directly to internet
>(Edit>Preference>Advance>Proxy).
>Could anybody tell me what is going on whith my internet.
>Any help would be great appreciated.
>Thanks.
>
>Yayan.
>
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