Date: Sat, 27 Jan 1996 02:06:05 -0800 (PST) From: Donald Burr <d_burr@ix.netcom.com> To: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Linux-emu, Netscape, and DNS: how to get them to cooperate? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.91.960127020159.20710A-100000@ncc-1701-d.starfleet.gov>
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I'm running FreeBSD 2.1 with the Linux-emu. I just installed Netscape for Linux, because I want to play around with Java stuff. BUT, Netscape CANNOT access the DNS server, ergo it's always returning errors like "home.netscape.com host unknown", etc. I have a proper host.conf and resolv.conf file in /compat/linux/etc. I EVEN HAVE TRIED MOVING THESE INTO /etc. But no success. What's going wrong here? can someone help me out with getting this running? I'm losing my mind!!! On a side note, according to the available doc's on the Linux-emu, whenever a Linux [program or library tries to access a file, the Linux-emu is supposed to add "/compat/linux" to it, i.e. if the program asks for "/etc/hosts", the it actually accesses "/compat/linux/etc/hosts". This DOES NOT seem to be the case, though, because even though I put a Linux-style host.conf in /compat/linux/etc/host.conf, the Linux resolv+ library always says "invalid keyword hosts" (meaning it's referring to the FreeBSD /etc/host.conf file!). What gives here? Please respond by email. Thanks! Donald Burr [d_burr@ix.netcom.com], PO Box 91212, Santa Barbara CA 93190-1212 TEL (805)564-1871 / FAX 564-2315 / WWW http://www.geopages.com/WallStreet/2072 PGP Public Key available by request (send e-mail) or on Public Key Servers. ** Uphold your right to privacy - Use PGP. **
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