It does seems as a domain name related problem. A possible solution would be to install the BIND package.
> 5. I cannot ping anything that is not localhost or the gateway (see below) > Ex. 'ping sunsite.unc.edu' > > 6. DNS configuration does not seem configured properly. I am inferring this > by comparing my output of ifconfig() and route () with the output example > in the PPP-HOWTO document. > # ping 209.142.30.4 <-- ISP Gateway machine works fine > PING 209.142.30.4 (209.142.30.4): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 209.142.30.4: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=404.9 ms > 64 bytes from 209.142.30.4: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=370.0 ms > 64 bytes from 209.142.30.4: icmp_seq=2 ttl=255 time=350.2 ms > 64 bytes from 209.142.30.4: icmp_seq=3 ttl=255 time=380.0 ms > > # ping sunsite.unc.edu <-- Without DNS lookup, this puppy is lost > <Nothing doing...> -- E-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST. Trouble? E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
