On Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:02:47 +0100, you wrote: >The file /etc/resolv.conf contains instructions for resolving DNS.
Bingo! That was it. /etc/resolv.conf didn't exist. I wonder why? I installed that box in the same way the other two and it "just worked". Weird. In fact the Laptop has no CD drive and I installed that from an FTP server. It was when I tried to CVSup the new box I discovered the problem. > (I guess this isn't configured on your new box, as you don't mention it in >your post - but forgive me if I am teaching you to suck eggs!). Hey, I learned what an egg is :-) Thanks for the help. It's been bugging me for two days now. I'm finding the biggest problem with changing to a new OS is not just what questions to ask, but to remember what it was like in the old MS-DOS days and how long it took me to learn then. I've been using computers for so long now I *expect* to *know* and want it to "sing and dance" immediately. I keep forgetting there's a learning curve ;-) Now I can get back to setting up MPlayer on the new box <g> Dave -- Sig abducted by aliens To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
