From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jan 20 01:19:57 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2990016A4CE for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:19:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com (web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com [68.142.200.156]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id CB32A43D46 for ; Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:19:56 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from mcd_advisory@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 34353 invoked by uid 60001); 20 Jan 2005 01:19:56 -0000 Message-ID: <20050120011956.34351.qmail@web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.248.172.15] by web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com via HTTP; Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:19:56 PST Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:19:56 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall To: Hauan David A In-Reply-To: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC60145957A@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii cc: freebsd questions Subject: RE: Re[4]: Connection via proxy X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 01:19:57 -0000 sorry that was a typo, I updated /etc/resolv.conf and it still did not work. Is there anything else that I need to configure? --- Hauan David A wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mervin McDougall > [mailto:mcd_advisory@yahoo.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM > > To: Hexren > > Cc: freebsd questions > > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy > > > > > > 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. > > > > if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! > drop the 'e' off resolve > > dave > > > > > --- Hexren 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 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 " > > > > > > > > > Hexren > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. 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