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[Jerry H Chambers <btjc1997 AT juno.com>]

 

On Fri, 11 Aug 2006 07:13:51 +1200 3aoo-cvfd AT dea.spamcon.org writes:
> Jerry H Chambers wrote:
> >
> > #name server 64.136.21.200
>
> You say the # is a mistake.  But where did it come from? 

 

The prompt line above, was going to copy it and when I decided not to left the # sign there, it is not on the line that says

 

nameserver 64.136.21.200

 

> The problem with your name server is happening to you
> alone.  Everyone else who tries your name server with BL3
> finds it is working fine.  So there is probably some
> mistake in what you are doing.  We just have to figure
> out what it is.

 

Note that I have two copies of BL3, one the two floppy version on a Linux partition and the other the single file version on a PCDOS 7.0 partition and neither one works..

 
> > Click "ppp-on", get little window saying "ppp link is
> > active", click on browser
>
> First of all, don't use X for this.  You need to see what
> is happening at the command line.
>
> Step 1:  execute the following (from the commandline)
> ------
> ppp-on
> ------
> What does that say?
>

 

Serial connection established.
Using interface ppp0
Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS0
Remote mesage ^D^EM-t^B^F
local IP address 67.150.172.39
remote IP address 63.93.65.81
service #0 ppp0 67.150.172.39 to 63.93.65.81 up since 9:21PM Wed Aug 10, 2006

> Step 2:  only do this if Step 1 works without error
> -----------------------------------
> nslookup slashdot.org 64.136.21.200
> -----------------------------------
> What does that say?

 

unknown host

> Cheers,
> Steven

Thanks, Jerry