ok when i rebooted just now, i got some stuff about bad values ffor local 
host, and a bunch of other things complained too...
heere is /etc/hosts:
#	$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.
#
#
127.0.0.1		pork crispy.pork
#
# Imaginary network.
0.2		pork crispy.pork
0.3		myfriend.my.domain myfriend

199.3.12.2
199.3.12.3
here is /etc/myname
crispy.pork
here is /etc/resolv.conf
domain cris.com
nameserver 199.3.12.2
nameserver 199.3.12.3
here is /etc/defaultdomain
cris.com

just for kicks i tried pppd again, it just instantly returns not found, 
dip still works...hold on here...in /etc there is 
resolv.conf.down...hmmmm well, even if that is the problem, i still need 
help on setting up my machines name...