Paul Clyne wrote: > > Hi all, > > You help would be VERY appreciated.. > > I'm running MDK8.1 and for the life of me can not get my Internet > connection to work properly. > > I can dial, connect (all seems ok upto here) but can not connect to any > named services. > > I can ping the remote address given in kppp but I can not ping anything > else. More than a simple problem with DNS settings I think. > > I've tailed the messages file and it reports nothing (that I consider) > wierd, it even tells me that I have two nameservers assigned. > > I've been through most of the 'network related' files in /etc can not see > anything wrong (but remember I'm a newbie). > > I've read various how-tos, pocket guides and done numerous searches on the > web but It's beyond me. Some documentation even seems to contradict other > documentation so I'm getting more confused and frustrated. > > Kppp (2.0.9), pppd (2.4.1), kernel (2.4.8-26mdk), what other information > would be helpful ? > > HELP. !!! > > PS : please also directly reply to [EMAIL PROTECTED] (so as I don't miss > any messages) > > Thanks heaps in advance. > > Paul Clyne
you can ping to your ISP ip i.e. xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx but cannot open a page like google.com ? if this is the case, then simply edit your /etc/resolv.conf and add the entry of your ISP DNS resolver. nameserver ip_of_your_isp_dns_server nameserver ip_of_your_isp_secondary_dns_if available HTH, mario -- "The software said 'runs on Win95 or better,' so I installed it on Linux"
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