lynx-dev How to get to the www?

[Gerson, Sareen]

We can get to the University of Kansas site (outdated pages/pages of site
info, courses, etc.) but how do you get OUT of that to get to other
websites? Tried hitting ESC and typing the URLs. But I get the answer that
they are not available on this server (or somesuch)...but am trying very
ordinary URLs, for example, http://www.washingtonpost.com  and
http://www.opm,.gov

What do I need to be able to use LYNX as a text browser that would actually
go somewhere besides Kansas?

Pls advise

Thx
(Have access to LYNX at home on a 486-333 computer and have a 56mps modum)