Re: Red Hat 5.2

Thanks I will try the suggestions. Now I really want to get Linux running.
Your answer came 4 minutes before my question showed up on my end. :)
Darrell

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From: <stratton@...>
To: <CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@onelist.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 23, 1999 2:13 PM
Subject: Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Red Hat 5.2


> From: stratton@...
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> > From: "Darrell Gehlsen" <darrell@...>
> >
> > I finally got a copy of Red Hat 5.2 on CD and installed it. I got PPP
> > configured and the modem works (I can dial and log on to my ISP) but
> > Netscape does not find the net. No mater what I try, I get DNS not
found. I
> > can open files on the hard drive but no connection to the net.
> > What am I doing wrong?
>
> Well either you don't have your gateway set up properly, or you
> don't have your name server set up.
>
> Does you ISP do dynamic IP? (most do). Or did they assign you an
> address permanently. Chances are you will have to use the DHCP client
> program to get your IP address and other network parameters. The new
> "pump" program doesn't know how to ask for a nameserver, so you have
> to use the old "dhcpcd" program instead.
>
> Perhaps you could try the following and report what happens:
>
> /bin/ping 199.95.74.90
> (or some other ip address, to verify you can see the net beyond your isp)
>
> /bin/ping www.boston.com
> (to see if you can reach a site by name)
>
> /sbin/route -n
> (to see if you have a gateway configured)
>
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
> (to see if you have a nameserver configured)
>
>
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