Tim
Make sure you have both of your ISPs DNS addresses are set correctly in
kppp. From the message you get in Netscape this sounds to be your problem.
Charles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, July 20, 2000 6:56 PM
Subject: [newbie] Modem works (logs on) BUT *no* net, mail, etc.
> MY BIG PROBLEM:
>
> I can dial up but, *nothing* "works" online, i.e., Netscape starts fine,
> with the local page on my HDD; but, if I click on anything, like the
> link to the online Mandrake page, I get the following errors, in two
> windows:
>
> Netscape: Error <2>
> Netscape is unable to locate the server
> www.linux.mandrake.com.
> Please check the server name and try again.
>
> AND
>
> Netscape: Error
> Warning: the following hosts are unknown:
> home.netscape.com
> home6.netscape.com
> internic.net
>
> This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.
> Perhaps there is a problem with your name server?
> <long paragraph here about, if my site must use a
> non-root name server and the $SOCKS_NS environment
> variable ... sounds too hard to be the problem -- grin>
>
