Very Computer

> have you set up the name servers ?
> in resolv.conf, there should be atleast one entry.

> Add

> # Primary DNS server from ISP
> nameserver xxx.yyy.zzz.aaa

> # Secondary  DNS server from ISP
> nameserver bbb.ccc.ddd.eee

> If your ISP is nice, they will tell you the ip numbers .

> Otherwise you will have to find out the IP's some other way.

> Or you could enter IP's of a well known DNS server

> try pinging a well known site

> $ ping www.yahoo.com

> If that fails with "Unknown host" or something like that,
> then you need to set DNS

> try pinging some well known ip numbers , and if that works, the ppp link
is
> working, but you don't have DNS working.

> What happens when you type in a website's address :

> 1) Browser takes that and sends to some known DNS server whose address
is in
> the dotted quad notation ( like 207.106.98.24 - that's a random number I
> picked out of the air.  )
> it says ,
> "Hey ,207.106.98.24,     Give me IP address of www.yahoo.com"

> 2 ) DNS server replies , giving the ip address of the site
>         "IP address of www.yahoo.com is 207.167.98.10"

> 3) Now your browser tries to contact  207.167.98.10 , and you get the
> default page.

> Probably you just have to plug in the ip address's of the DNS servers.
into
> the resolv.conf file, just under " nameserver 127.0.0.1" ( 127.0.0.1 is a
> number that refers to the loop back interface i.e. it refers back to
you )

> good luck.