Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 13:47:21 +0200 From: "GDB" <g-d-b@freegates.be> To: <questions@freebsd.org> Subject: I want to smurf the Internet using Netscape. How? Message-ID: <000a01c009d3$3d42a0a0$350e23d4@gdb>
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This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C009E3.FFB74180 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a simple modem on com3. Now I want to surf the Internet using = Netscape Navigator 3 (because it's on my FreeBSD 3.2 4 CD set -- = Communicator 4 is also on the set but doesn't want to run.). Now I do: #ppp<enter> ...> dial provider<enter> ppp>... . . . PPP><I don't do anything anymore at this point> In an xterm window, I do: #netscape& But Netscape says: Netscape is unable to locate the server: = home.netscape.com. The server does not have a DNS entry. my etc/host.conf file: hosts bind my etc/resolv.conf: nameserver <my ISP DNS1> nameserver <my ISP DNS2> my etc/hosts: <same as on the CD set, I didn't change anything> What am I doing wrong? PS: in ppp, I also get a "silo overflow" message: is it save to ignore = this? ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C009E3.FFB74180 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=3DContent-Type content=3D"text/html; = charset=3Diso-8859-1"> <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.50.4030.2400" name=3DGENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I have a simple modem on com3. Now I = want to surf=20 the Internet using Netscape Navigator 3 (because it's on my FreeBSD 3.2 = 4 CD set=20 -- Communicator 4 is also on the set but doesn't want to = run.).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Now I do:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>#ppp<enter></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>...> dial = provider<enter></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>ppp>...</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PPP><I don't do anything anymore = at this=20 point></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>In an xterm window, I do:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>#netscape&</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>But Netscape says: Netscape is unable = to locate the=20 server: home.netscape.com. The server does not have a DNS = entry.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my etc/host.conf file:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>hosts</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>bind</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my etc/resolv.conf:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>nameserver <my ISP = DNS1></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>nameserver <my ISP = DNS2></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>my etc/hosts:</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><same as on the CD set, I didn't = change=20 anything></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>What am I doing wrong?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>PS: in ppp, I also get a "silo = overflow" message:=20 is it save to ignore this?</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV></BODY></HTML> ------=_NextPart_000_0007_01C009E3.FFB74180-- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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