Connecting to the net

["ratnadeep joshi" <ratnadeep_joshi@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all
I am new to linux but quite excited about it. I have configured most of it 
except that I just cannot connect to the net using Linux. I have an account 
with Satyam and they were not very helpful either. This is what I had done :

the /etc/resolv.conf file contains
       domain satyam.net.in
       nameserver 210.214.92.16
       nameserver 210.214.92.15

the /etc/hosts.conf file contains

       order hosts,bind
        multi on

I used minicom at first and while it would connect to the satyam network ( I 
would get the prompt asking for login and password) it would disconnect 
after a minute. Unlike VSNL there is no prompt to start PPP on the host 
machine. I have tried pressing enter, but after the garbage the modem hangs 
up. Going to normal screen mode and using ping also showed no connection

I then used kppp (from KDE) . I could then make the connection, i.e. the log 
shows packets received and sent. The connection however does not connect to 
any site. All the addresses that I give on the Netscape give the message 
that " the server could not be found" . the packets received  and sent are 
also at a very slow speed. After 15 min only 2500 bytes were sent or 
received. Pinging on the DNS number of the host gave a response as did the 
"route" command. However when I tried to ping the host name "satyam.net.in" 
it gave the message -- unknown host.

What could be wrong?

Please let me know.
Thanks in advance

Ratnadeep JOshi

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