Here is my /etc/hosts file:-

#       $NetBSD: hosts,v 1.2 1996/05/08 17:19:37 thorpej Exp $
#
# Host Database
# This file should contain the addresses and aliases
# for local hosts that share this file.
# It is used only for "ifconfig" and other operations
# before the nameserver is started.
#
#
127.1           localhost localhost.pac.org
#
# Imaginary network.
192.168.1.1   hill.pac.org  hill
192.168.1.2   lc3.pac.org   lc3
192.168.1.3   herbert.pac.org maclincs server
192.168.1.4   q650.pac.org quadra650 q650
192.168.0.25  keep.fortress.demon.co.uk keep
192.168.1.12  duo.pac.org duo 230 powerbook
192.168.1.6   fastpath.pac.org fastpath
158.152.1.222 demon-du.demon.co.uk  gate



everything here is working OK including ppp to gate.

hope this helps

regards

Paul Carter



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