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From: "Steve Brown" <gtabug@prayforwind.com>
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Subject: Netscape 4.7x won't start if DSL service down...
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:52:30 -0500
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Hello everyone,

I have a BB router between my DSL service and my 'puter 
(Win98 / FBSD4.4 release dual boot). Router has an RS232 
connection on WAN side to which I moved my modem cable
from the PC's serial port. If the DSL fails I can
 http://ip.address.of.router  and initiate a
switchover to the modem. The router will then dialup my 
dialup ISP account and I still have (slow but) sharable
internet access.

So it works in Windows anyway. Problem in FreeBSD is that
without a working network connection I can't start Netscape 4.79.
Opera, Lynx, Netscape6, Mozilla open but can't handle all the
javascript etc on the router's web interface. So I must re-boot
in Windows to do it, and again to restore the DSL.

Router is SMC Barricade 7004ABR in case that makes a difference,
if it breaks I'll get a Netgear RP114 which apparently has telnet.

Does anyone know of a way to force Netscape to start anyway?

Thanks much, Steve



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