Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 16:21:36 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> To: Hexren <me@hexren.net> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy Message-ID: <20050120002136.82658.qmail@web30910.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <728858466.20050120004626@hexren.net>
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tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy server could not be found. --- Hexren <me@hexren.net> wrote: > MM> the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on > one > MM> slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. > > MM> I tried pinging the proxy server but got this > error > MM> message > > MM> can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up > failure > MM> proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server > > MM> --- Hexren <me@hexren.net> wrote: > > >> MM> Can you identify some other tests as well I > >> could > >> MM> possible run other than pinging as I am going > to > >> have > >> MM> to reboot on each occurence to try see if > >> freebsd can > >> MM> see that server and connect to it > >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> --------------------------------------------- > >> >> > >> >> You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? > >> >> > >> >> Hexren > >> >> > >> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --------------------------------------------- > >> > >> Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to > >> reboot the machine ? Each > >> time ? > >> I just wanted to know, if at the point where > mozilla > >> says it > >> can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using > >> DNS name or IP. > >> > >> Regards (I really should look up some nice way to > >> finish a mail in > >> english) > >> > >> Hexren > >> > >> > > > > > > MM> __________________________________ > MM> Do you Yahoo!? > MM> Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > MM> http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > MM> _______________________________________________ > MM> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > MM> > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > MM> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > --------------------------------------------- > I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under > FreeBSD. > > > Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. > (Start->Run type "cmd" in > the shell opening type "ipconfig /all") > > Then insert that DNS server into your > /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD > The line should look like > "nameserver <insert ip of your nameserver here>" > > > Hexren > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail
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