Ralph Winslow wrote: > > Having finally got pppd working, I tried to deselect using ftp to load > up some more goodies (i.e. netscape) but found that the ftp connection > failed. Upon running ftp ftp.debian.org, I got a message to the effect > that the site was unknown to the nameserver. /etc/resolv.conf has lines > of the form "nameserver 203.133.64.1" where the 32-bit # is the same as > that which works for me under W95. A clew, please, sirs (and madams). > > TIA, Ralph [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The file /etc/host.conf tells the hostname resolution system where to look for hosts. It will have a line "order xxxxx[, yyyyy]..." which on my system is "order hosts, bind". If "bind" is not present then DNS servers will not be consulted to resolve hostnames. -- Jens B. Jorgensen [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
