From: Michele Andreoli (quisque@tin.it)
Date: Tue Sep 28 1999 - 17:55:02 CEST
On Tue, Sep 28, 1999 at 09:30:20AM +0100, Rik Hughes wrote:
> how do I get onto the net from the CLI. I have connected to my ISP using ppp-on and all is okay, then when I do either Chimera or lynx I get host not found. I am sure I am missing something but I can't find out what. Also the modem disconnects after a couple of minutes, is this because the network is not being used?
>
Probably you are not connected. Issue "ifconfig" when connected.
You can see the entry "ppp0"? if yes, connection is ok.
Next problem is DNS (nameserver): if you do not set the correct IP
you cannot use hostname with lynx.
Try ping to you DNS to test connection:
# ping 223.182.....
Finally, test DNS name-resolution using "nc":
# nc -v www.altavista.com 80
You can see the message:
www.altavista [IPADDR]: (www) open ?
Michele
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