From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Jun 26 12:11: 5 2000 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net [204.127.131.50]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8362337BB0C for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 12:10:57 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from Thrumbar@Worldnet.att.net) Received: from 1Cust64.tnt5.lafayette.la.da.uu.net ([63.29.66.64]) by mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net (InterMail vM.4.01.02.39 201-229-119-122) with SMTP id <20000626191052.MJYS1605.mtiwmhc25.worldnet.att.net@1Cust64.tnt5.lafayette.la.da.uu.net> for ; Mon, 26 Jun 2000 19:10:52 +0000 From: Thrumbar Pathfinder To: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Access the internet Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2000 14:07:33 -0500 Organization: OmniCorp Interstellar Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: X-Mailer: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG Who is you internet provider??? Thrumbar@Worldnet.att.net On Sun, 25 Jun 2000 20:12:33 -0700 (PDT), you wrote: >>When I open Netscape it times out and cant find the pages. I want = netscape >>to work so i can use it to learn FreeBSD. I do not know how >>to get it to relize that i am on line so i can do this. The only error >that >>i am getting it that the page can not be opened and that i need to = check >the >>URL! > >Well, Netscape isn't going to help you learn FreeBSD, per se... > >But, as for your problem, can you connect to Internet outside of = Netscape? >Are using a dial-up Internet connection? Are you using ppp(8)? When you = dial >out, does it establish a connection with your ISP? Can you ping your = ISP's >DNS servers? Did you set up your /etc/resolv.conf file to point at your >ISP's DNS servers? > >These are all fundamental things that have to happen before Netscape = will >work (and Netscape will run fine if your connection is OK). > >We really can't help you unless you tell us *exactly* what or where = you're >having a problem. From your descriptions so far, it could be anything = from >(1) you don't even have an Internet account yet, to (142) an actual = problem >with Netscape. > >BTW, I cc'd this back to the mailing list so others can help you too. = Please >make sure your reply also go back to the list. > >- --Dan To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message