In addition to the files that run PPP and perform the automated log in
to the PPP server, there are a number of text configuration files that
have to be set up for your computer to be able to resolve names like
www.interweft.com.au to the IP address
that is actually used to contact that computer. These are:-
/etc/resolv.conf
/etc/host.conf
Section Chapter 13
for details on setting this up.
In particular, you do NOT need to run a name server on your Linux
PC in order to connect to the Internet (although you may wish to). All
you need is to know the IP number of at least one name server that you
can use (preferably one at your ISPs site).
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