Thanks for the info. News is configured and working fine.
Mearl Danner wrote:
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> Mine was doing the same.
>
> Tcpdump showed that it was looking for a news server.
>
> I hadn't configured a news server in the preferrences. When
> I configured it, the problem went away.
>
> On Mon, 09 Aug 1999 20:53:02 +0200 Rod Pike
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> > I Set the debug flag in diald.conf.
> >
> > Here is what is trapped when the connection is established due to Netscape.
> > I'm running named on the box that diald is running on. 10.0.0.1 is my
> > slip-local IP address. The other address is the address for my ISP's name
> > server. The first line is interesting although I don't know what it means or
> > if it is relevant.
> >
> > Aug 9 20:02:09 redbox named[302]: No root nameservers for class IN
> > Aug 9 20:02:09 redbox diald[313]: filter accepted rule 30 proto 17 len 50
> > packet 10.0.0.1,53 => 123.45.6.7,53
> > Aug 9 20:02:10 redbox diald[313]: Running connect (pid = 484).
> > Aug 9 20:02:14 redbox diald[313]: filter accepted rule 30 proto 17 len 50
> > packet 10.0.0.1,53 => 123.45.6.7,53
> > Aug 9 20:02:29 redbox last message repeated 3 times
> > Aug 9 20:02:33 redbox diald[313]: Running pppd (pid = 485).
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright
> > 1995 Caldera, Inc.
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox kernel: registered device ppp0
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox diald[313]: filter accepted rule 30 proto 17 len 50
> > packet 10.0.0.1,53 => 123.45.6.7,53
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox pppd[485]: pppd 2.3.5 started by root, uid 0
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox pppd[485]: Using interface ppp0
> > Aug 9 20:02:34 redbox pppd[485]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Rod
> >
> > Gyepi SAM wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Instead of posting a tcp dump, you might try setting the debug flags in
> > > diald to see what's causing it. If you are not running a named server
> > > on your internal network, netscape will attempt to use the ISPs. I seem
> > > to recall that netscape does not use the libc dns library but connects
> > > directly to the named server. If true, then netscape would diald out to
> > > the ISP even when you connect to another machine on your network unless
> > > you running a local named server.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Gyepi Sam --+-- Designer/Programmer --+-- Network/System Administrator
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> > >
> > > I only know what I read in the papers. -- Will Rogers
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