Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 18:25:45 -0600 From: "Hauan David A" <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil> To: "Mervin McDougall" <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: Re[4]: Connection via proxy Message-ID: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC60145957A@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:mcd_advisory@yahoo.com]=20 > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM > To: Hexren > Cc: freebsd questions > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy >=20 >=20 > 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. >=20 if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! drop the 'e' off resolve dave > --- Hexren <me@hexren.net> wrote: >=20 > > MM> the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on > > one > > MM> slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. > >=20 > > MM> I tried pinging the proxy server but got this > > error > > MM> message > >=20 > > MM> can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up > > failure > > MM> proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server > >=20 > > MM> --- Hexren <me@hexren.net> wrote: > >=20 > > >> 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 > > >>=20 > > >>=20 > > >> >>=20 > > >> >> --------------------------------------------- > > >> >>=20 > > >> >> You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? > > >> >>=20 > > >> >> Hexren > > >> >>=20 > > >> >>=20 > > >>=20 > > >>=20 > > >>=20 > > >> --------------------------------------------- > > >>=20 > > >> 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. > > >>=20 > > >> Regards (I really should look up some nice way to > > >> finish a mail in > > >> english) > > >>=20 > > >> Hexren > > >>=20 > > >>=20 > >=20 > >=20 > >=20 > > =20 > > =20 > > MM> __________________________________ > > MM> Do you Yahoo!?=20 > > MM> Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > >=20 > > 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" > >=20 > > --------------------------------------------- > > I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under > > FreeBSD. > >=20 > >=20 > > Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. > > (Start->Run type "cmd" in > > the shell opening type "ipconfig /all") > >=20 > > Then insert that DNS server into your > > /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD > > The line should look like > > "nameserver <insert ip of your nameserver here>" > >=20 > >=20 > > Hexren > >=20 > >=20 >=20 >=20 >=20 > =09 > =09 > __________________________________=20 > Do you Yahoo!?=20 > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we.=20 > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list=20 > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free>; bsd-questions >=20 > To unsubscribe, send any mail to=20 > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >=20
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