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I attached a webpage that I found that might help you. I had the same
problem when I had RedHat 6.0.

Zombie wrote:

>         Ok...I've got my redhat 6.1 system dialing into the net and
> everything "seems" fine.  But.  When I try to connect to any sites
> through lynx (and that's all I have tried so far) I get a host name
> not found.  When I try to connect to something via an Ip-address, it
> connects.  Does anyone out there have any ideas for this.
> Thanks

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<h1 align="center">Getting on the 'Net</h1>
<p>
The first thing I wanted to do after I got Linux installed was get back on the
Internet. I needed to get my email and access all the online resources for
Linux. I started with the <a
href="http://metalab.unc.edu/LDP/HOWTO/PPP-HOWTO.html">PPP
HOW-TO</a>. This contains a lot of detailed technical
information about daemons and configuration files, but after fiddling with it
for hours I still wasn't on the Net. Then, while poking through the Red Hat
control panel, I tripped over a tool that I <em>really</em> wished someone had
told me about.</p>
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<h2>Red Hat Dial Up Tools</h2>
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First, you must be logged on as root. From the Red Hat control panel select
Network Configuration, or from a terminal windows run:</p>
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<tt>[root]# netcfg &amp;</tt></p>
<p>
The first page of the dialog is called <b>Names</b>. <br>
<b>Hostname</b> is the name of your computer. Your ISP doesn't care about
that, but it must be filled in. The <b>Domain</b> field and <b>Additional
Domains to Search</b> are optional, and I left them both blank. The
<b>NameServers</b> box <b><i>must</i></b> contain the IP addresses of your DNS
servers. This information should be provided to you by your Internet Service
Provider.</p>
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The second page is called <b>Hosts</b>. You do not need to edit this page for
a Dial Up connection.</p>
<p>
The third page is <b>Interfaces</b>. Click ADD. Select Interface Type PPP
(unless your provider specifically recommends SLIP). You will then be prompted
for the phone number to dial, your PPP Login Name and PPP Password. Some
providers use an encrypted form of password transmission called PAP (Password
Authentication Protocol, I think). If yours is one of these, select Use PAP
Authentication. My provider sends clear text logins and passwords, so I
haven't used this. To verify this I suggest you call your provider. If they
never answer the phone, it is possible to check by dialing in with a
communications program as detailed in the PPP HOW-TO. Once your Login Name and
password are filled in, click the Customize button.</p>
<p>
A New Dialog Box called <b>Edit PPP Interface</b> appears.</p>
<p>
The options on the <b>Hardware Page</b> are vital to the success of you Dial
Up connection.</p>
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<dt><b>Use Hardware flow control and modem lines</b>:</dt>
<dd>
Every modem I have ever used has supported hardware flow control, so unless
you know otherwise about your modem, go ahead and select this option.
</dd>
<dt><b>Escape control characters</b>:</dt>
<dd>
I have no idea what this does, but it's turned off on my system and that
works.
</dd>
<dt><b>Abort Connection on well known errors</b>:</dt>
<dd>
On by default, I left it that way, works fine.
</dd>
<dt><b>Allow Any User to (de)activate interface</b>:</dt>
<dd>
You <b><i>must</i></b> select this option if you want to dial up while you are
not SuperUser.
</dd>
<dt><b>Line Speed</b>:</dt>
<dd>
I chose 115200 since I have a 56K modem. This is probably a safe setting for
any modem slower than that, but if it's an old modem try dropping back to
57600.
</dd>
<dt><b>Modem Port</b>:</dt>
<dd>
The default should be /dev/modem. Leave it there, I'll show you how this works
in a minute.
</dd>
<dt><b>PPP Options</b>:</dt>
<dd><p>
Leave blank unless you know what you're doing (in which case why are you
reading this?)</p>
</dd>
</dl>
<p>
The <b>Communications</b> page contains some modem commands and support for
some scripting in case you get more than a login and password prompt from your
provider. Don't change anything here unless you know you need to.</p>
<p>
On the <b>Networking</b> page, you <b><i>must</i></b> select <b>Set Default
Route when making connection</b>. If you don't, you'll be pounding your head
against the desk for a week like I did. Don't select <b>Activate Interface at
boot time</b> unless you want to dial up to the Internet automatically every
time you reboot the PC. <b>Restart PPP when connection fails</b> is self
explanatory. I leave it turned off, because my provider hangs up after 30
minutes of inactivity, and I don't want the computer to keep dialing back if
I'm not using the connection. The other options are for advanced geeks and
should be left alone.</p>
<p>
The <b>PAP</b> page is for those using this encrypted password protocol. You
should have identified yourselves earlier. Since I have never used this,
you're on your own here, but the page looks pretty self explanatory.</p>
<p>
Finally, click DONE and instruct it to save your configuration.</p>
<p>
There's one more thing we need to do, and that's make sure the system can find
your modem. Get out that hardware list you made and see which COM port your
modem uses. In the Red Hat control panel, click Modem Configuration, or run
<tt>modemtool</tt> from a command window. Just pick the appropriate COM port
and click OK. My modem was on COM2: so I picked cua1.</p>
<p>
Now our PPP connection is configured. To test it, click Start -> Applications
-> Networking -> Usernet; or run <tt>usernet</tt> from a command window. You
should see a button called ppp0. Press it, and voila! Dial Up connection! If
this didn't work for you, I'm terribly sorry, you've got some research ahead
of you. The resources listed in this article should help. Good luck!</p>





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