i can ftp and telnet into my netbsd from other computers on my lan.
my ppp scripts connect the modem and give me a local and remote IP
address. I can ping the remote address. However, I can't ping any
other internet addresses, or ftp or telnet into the machine over
the internet.

if i add nameservers to resolv.conf, any command such as ping or
telnet, or any attempt to ftp in from the lan, waits (looking for
the name server?) about 3 minutes or so before running.

could these be related and can you figure what might be causing
them? i have tried to follow the ppp setup instructions as 
closely as possible.

thank you,
dale