Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Gordon)
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, you wrote: Tut, tut. More regimentation. Don't we get enough regimentation from our governments? No-one keeps you from asking question, but maybe you'll admit that answering the same question more than 3 times in a single month puts a certain straint upon us ;-). Furthermore if this question is dealt with right from the front page of mandrakeuser.org, Mandrake's support page *and* the official Mandrake FAQ. See, the traffic is quite heavy here and some people may have really severe and difficult problems. If their requests for help are drowned by questions about well-documented quirks, this would be very sad. In addition to that: your question *has* been answered, hasn't it? Reading the archives will certainly help, assuming that the answer is in the archives and that you don't accidentally overlook the answer, and be sure that you don't overlook the answer because you don't want you hands slapped because it has already been asked. Nobody slapped your hands. I intentionally put my suggestion into another thread, saying I was annoyed. Not by you, but by the pure fact that some questions are asked again and again. I apologized nevertheless to you but you haven't cared to answer my apology. Before I get glued to my soapbox I will add that here in Texas it doesn't bother us to help someone even if the question has been asked before. Again, your question has been answered. And I made a proposition to make it even easier by collecting the most frequently asked questions and answers in a list. What's so wrong about that? I have 15 or 20 pounds of Linux books, and the answers are frequently not there. Gordon von Miller Lockhart, TX Regards tom I know we wanna make Linux more 'user friendly', but if people are being handed all their answers on a platter, they won't learn to search or use external resources... From the time I first used my first *NIX till now I always search archives first/'the web' and then ask the lists how hard can it be for anyone else Regards Geoff Croxson -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Geoff)
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, you wrote: At 07:47 27/10/99 +0200, you wrote: And where are the answers? ;-) Oh, yeah, I know, in the archives sigh. If the answers are here, why not make #1 and #2 #1: Search the archives first before posting #2: Archives located at http://www.whereever.they.are.hosted.at/ This cuts out 4 questions easy... I know we wanna make Linux more 'user friendly', but if people are being handed all their answers on a platter, they won't learn to search or use external resources... Hum, but don't we run into a chicken-egg problem here? If they don't use external resources will they honor this notice at all? I mean, it's all there either at linux-mandrake.com or mandrakeuser.org. That 'lynx' question is linked right from the frontpage of MUO. The archives are linked from the same page as the subscribe addresses for the mailing list. Therefore my policy is: help them with initial trouble and keep telling them how to help themselves, hoping they will grep it some time. This is the basic principle MUO is based upon. The principle of self-help is something you have to learn, since MS is following quite the opposite path. *turns list anti-M$ flame off* Just look how hard it is to get anything from the M$ website for any of your problems, yet they make huge amounts of dough and no one cares Yep. That's the secret of our success. It wouldn't work if we'd tell them: 'Go, help yourself'. I admit it is tedious sometimes, but this is a revolution: we are rolling back 15 years of dumbing down people. We have to do this step by step. *turns anti-M$ flame back on* From the time I first used my first *NIX till now I always search archives first/'the web' and then ask the lists how hard can it be for anyone else Sure that is an aplaudable attitude, but as someone who has grown up with DOS and Windows, I can tell you, that this isn't obvious for renegats. Regards Geoff Croxson --- Page me http://wwp.mirabilis.com/1120068 Senior Micro-Computing Support Officer Ph: 9514 1218 Humanities and Social Sciences Fax:9514 1041 University of Technology, Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED] Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Arandir)
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Gordon von Miller wrote: Tut, tut. More regimentation. Don't we get enough regimentation from our governments? Reading the archives will certainly help, assuming that the answer is in the archives and that you don't accidentally overlook the answer, and be sure that you don't overlook the answer because you don't want you hands slapped because it has already been asked. Before I get glued to my soapbox I will add that here in Texas it doesn't bother us to help someone even if the question has been asked before. I have 15 or 20 pounds of Linux books, and the answers are frequently not there. I fully agree. Some people use computers to get stuff done with. Not to learn how to adminstrate systems. But on your Linux box, you *are* the administrator. If the answer is not readily available in the manuals at hand, it is only natural to ask the list. That is the purpose of these lists. Gordon asked a question and he got a valid answer. I made a proposition for an FAQ. Why is anyone insulted? If the Linux experts refuse to help the Linux newbies, then we fully deserve the labels of elitism and arrogance. I won't comment on that. Do you think I'm MUO just for fun? Or because I'm arrogant or elitist? Please read some of my pages, I hope they will convince you of the opposite. -- Arandir... ___ http://www.meer.net/~arandir/ Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (John)
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote: Huh, challenging stuff ;-). However I've to finish these pages on PPP first (boring, 4 pages and no land in sight...) and then have to write something which interests me more (like diald or masquerading) before I can come back to this one. We'll see :-). Hehe.well, PPP is a definite necessity for newbies... :-) John I've guessed so ;-). Got them ready and will post them tonight (still proofreading to do). On to diald... Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Arandir)
Tom Berger wrote: But on your Linux box, you *are* the administrator. Which still makes a Linux box hard to deal with... compared to a Windoze box (Windoze users can -almost- rely to their networkadministrator -if they are 'networked') And that's why Linux will be a 'difficult, hard-to-learn' operating system... Just because you have to know more than just how to handle a computer. My $0.02 Gordon asked a question and he got a valid answer. I made a proposition for an FAQ. Why is anyone insulted? It is indeed 'annoying' if you have to answer questions, that are easy to find in FAQ's... BUT: I know for myself that sometimes you spent so much time on searching... and not finding the obvious That being said: you should read the replies in the Javeserver of Apache They go like: Read the FAQ sigh Really ;-) I won't comment on that. Do you think I'm MUO just for fun? Or because I'm arrogant or elitist? Please read some of my pages, I hope they will convince you of the opposite. See my comment one paragraph up Herman
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Thu, 28 Oct 1999, you wrote: I fully agree. Some people use computers to get stuff done with. Not to learn how to adminstrate systems. If the answer is not readily available in the manuals at hand, it is only natural to ask the list. That is the purpose of these lists. If the Linux experts refuse to help the Linux newbies, then we fully deserve the labels of elitism and arrogance. On the other hand, answering the same question 20 or 30 times can get a bit annoying. That's one reason we HAVE the archives in the first place, is it not? Otherwise, what reason IS there to keep the archives? I just nuked about 45 day's worth of read messages because my KMail was having problems running out of memory John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Steve)
Tom Berger wrote: On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote: Tom Berger wrote: I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ. Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Tom- Here's a frequent one: Q:I have gotten my system to dialup via PPP, but when I try to use Netscape I get an error that the host could not be found and to check the SOCKS variable. What have I forgotten? A:The most likely cause for this problem is that you have not specified the Domain Name Server addresses necessary to translate human-readable host names to IP addresses used by the operating system (ie, www.my.com - 192.168.4.1) To fix the problem, edit /etc/resolv.conf and ensure that it contains the DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP. The file, at minimum, should contain: search ISP domain nameserver ISP DNS IP 1 nameserver ISP DNS IP 2 For more information about the various configuration items provided in /etc/resolv.conf, use the command: man resolver -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, that's exactly how I wanted it ;-). What about the other nine? *grin* Lemme check my archives :) -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: So, whqt is the url for the mailing list archive.. It's not at the end this email? Nope. But it *IS* on the Linux-Mandrake.com website. :-) To save you the trouble of looking it up: http://mail-archive.com/newbie@linux-mandrake.com/ and http://mail-archive.com/expert@linux-mandrake.com/
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (John)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: BTW, I see from my 'newbie-digests' that you are also quite active in the newbie list. Do you think a joint FAQ would make sense? (I'm only skimming the digests...) What are the most frequently asked questions there? A lot of the same... :-) I definitely think a "joint" FAQ would make sense. A lot of it is stuff like "My xwindows is too big" and "how do I cut / paste in Mandrake" and "lynx doesn't work...says I don't have a temp directory" :-) John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (John)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: BTW, I see from my 'newbie-digests' that you are also quite active in the newbie list. Do you think a joint FAQ would make sense? (I'm only skimming the digests...) What are the most frequently asked questions there? A lot of the same... :-) I definitely think a "joint" FAQ would make sense. A lot of it is stuff like "My xwindows is too big" and "how do I cut / paste in Mandrake" and "lynx doesn't work...says I don't have a temp directory" :-) John Huh, challenging stuff ;-). However I've to finish these pages on PPP first (boring, 4 pages and no land in sight...) and then have to write something which interests me more (like diald or masquerading) before I can come back to this one. We'll see :-). Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
At 07:47 27/10/99 +0200, you wrote: And where are the answers? ;-) Oh, yeah, I know, in the archives sigh. If the answers are here, why not make #1 and #2 #1: Search the archives first before posting #2: Archives located at http://www.whereever.they.are.hosted.at/ This cuts out 4 questions easy... I know we wanna make Linux more 'user friendly', but if people are being handed all their answers on a platter, they won't learn to search or use external resources... *turns list anti-M$ flame off* Just look how hard it is to get anything from the M$ website for any of your problems, yet they make huge amounts of dough and no one cares *turns anti-M$ flame back on* From the time I first used my first *NIX till now I always search archives first/'the web' and then ask the lists how hard can it be for anyone else Regards Geoff Croxson --- Page me http://wwp.mirabilis.com/1120068 Senior Micro-Computing Support Officer Ph: 9514 1218 Humanities and Social Sciences Fax:9514 1041 University of Technology, Sydney [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
Tut, tut. More regimentation. Don't we get enough regimentation from our governments? Reading the archives will certainly help, assuming that the answer is in the archives and that you don't accidentally overlook the answer, and be sure that you don't overlook the answer because you don't want you hands slapped because it has already been asked. Before I get glued to my soapbox I will add that here in Texas it doesn't bother us to help someone even if the question has been asked before. I have 15 or 20 pounds of Linux books, and the answers are frequently not there. Gordon von Miller Lockhart, TX I know we wanna make Linux more 'user friendly', but if people are being handed all their answers on a platter, they won't learn to search or use external resources... From the time I first used my first *NIX till now I always search archives first/'the web' and then ask the lists how hard can it be for anyone else Regards Geoff Croxson
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, Gordon von Miller wrote: Tut, tut. More regimentation. Don't we get enough regimentation from our governments? Reading the archives will certainly help, assuming that the answer is in the archives and that you don't accidentally overlook the answer, and be sure that you don't overlook the answer because you don't want you hands slapped because it has already been asked. Before I get glued to my soapbox I will add that here in Texas it doesn't bother us to help someone even if the question has been asked before. I have 15 or 20 pounds of Linux books, and the answers are frequently not there. I fully agree. Some people use computers to get stuff done with. Not to learn how to adminstrate systems. If the answer is not readily available in the manuals at hand, it is only natural to ask the list. That is the purpose of these lists. If the Linux experts refuse to help the Linux newbies, then we fully deserve the labels of elitism and arrogance. -- Arandir... ___ http://www.meer.net/~arandir/
[expert] FAQ or what?
I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ. Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) -- Sylvain GIL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Dis donc, Cortex, tu veux faire quoi cette nuit ? - La même chose que chaque nuit, Minus: tenter de conquerir le monde! (choeurs) C'est Minus et Cortex, Cortex, Cortex.
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
Sorry. If I had known the answer, I would not have asked the question. Not every answer is seen by everyone which may cause some repeat questions. Thanks. Gordon On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Tom Berger wrote: I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ. Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: Sorry. If I had known the answer, I would not have asked the question. Not every answer is seen by everyone which may cause some repeat questions. Have you visited the archives of this list? :-) Seriously, that's one reason they exist...to spare us from repeatedly answering the same questions. :-) I think that needs to be FAQ #1 -- what's the url for the mailing list archive?!?! :-) John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. huh mount? huh ppa? huh ide-scsi? theres 4 :)
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Ax)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. huh mount? huh ppa? huh ide-scsi? theres 4 :) And where are the answers? ;-) Oh, yeah, I know, in the archives sigh. Thanks tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Sylvain)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) ln -s /dev/null ~/home *grin* Regards tom -- Sylvain GIL - [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Dis donc, Cortex, tu veux faire quoi cette nuit ? - La même chose que chaque nuit, Minus: tenter de conquerir le monde! (choeurs) C'est Minus et Cortex, Cortex, Cortex. -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (John)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: Sorry. If I had known the answer, I would not have asked the question. Not every answer is seen by everyone which may cause some repeat questions. Have you visited the archives of this list? :-) Seriously, that's one reason they exist...to spare us from repeatedly answering the same questions. :-) I think that needs to be FAQ #1 -- what's the url for the mailing list archive?!?! :-) I could provide the URL where MUO lists all important Mandrake-URLs ;-). But a good idea anyway. Hey, maybe I'll get a contractor and put some adds in the FAQ. Money! *grin* Regards tom BTW, I see from my 'newbie-digests' that you are also quite active in the newbie list. Do you think a joint FAQ would make sense? (I'm only skimming the digests...) What are the most frequently asked questions there? John -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
So, whqt is the url for the mailing list archive.. It's not at the end this email? I think that needs to be FAQ #1 -- what's the url for the mailing list archive?!?! :-) John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. huh mount? huh ppa? huh ide-scsi? theres 4 :) You forgot -- The VERY first thing in the FAQ needs to be: Have you checked the archives of the list at (archive location) :-) John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Ax)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. mkdir ~/tmp huh mount? Dunno.not sure what this is referring to. :-) huh ppa? modprobe ppa, I think. To enable Paralell port based external drives huh ide-scsi? to enable IDE-cdrom burners/cdrw. Details in the archives. theres 4 :) And where are the answers? ;-) Oh, yeah, I know, in the archives sigh. You got it. :-) John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
Tom Berger wrote: I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ. Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Tom- Here's a frequent one: Q: I have gotten my system to dialup via PPP, but when I try to use Netscape I get an error that the host could not be found and to check the SOCKS variable. What have I forgotten? A: The most likely cause for this problem is that you have not specified the Domain Name Server addresses necessary to translate human-readable host names to IP addresses used by the operating system (ie, www.my.com - 192.168.4.1) To fix the problem, edit /etc/resolv.conf and ensure that it contains the DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP. The file, at minimum, should contain: search ISP domain nameserver ISP DNS IP 1 nameserver ISP DNS IP 2 For more information about the various configuration items provided in /etc/resolv.conf, use the command: man resolver -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. huh mount? huh ppa? huh ide-scsi? theres 4 :) Netscape says something about SOCKS? -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [expert] FAQ or what?
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: Axalon Bloodstone wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. huh mount? huh ppa? huh ide-scsi? theres 4 :) Netscape says something about SOCKS? Yeah...that's typically the DNS problem :-) Just edit your /etc/resolv.conf and put in search yourisp.com nameserver nameserver-ip1 nameserver nameserver-ip2 John
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Ax) (John)
On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, you wrote: On Tue, 26 Oct 1999, Sylvain GIL wrote: On Tue, Oct 26, 1999 at 03:05:26PM +0200, Tom Berger wrote: Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Can you fix that by creating a tmp dir in your $HOME ? :-) lynx is broke. mkdir ~/tmp huh mount? Dunno.not sure what this is referring to. :-) huh ppa? modprobe ppa, I think. To enable Paralell port based external drives huh ide-scsi? to enable IDE-cdrom burners/cdrw. Details in the archives. theres 4 :) And where are the answers? ;-) Oh, yeah, I know, in the archives sigh. You got it. :-) John Hum, coming to think of it, maybe a page on MUO would do the trick. Would be accessible all the time and I'd just have to post the link here once in a while. Maybe an extra section with short answers and links pointing to appropriate sections and articles. Which would mean I'd to change all the linkbars on all the pages *again*. sigh. But looks like the way to go. I'll see to get that managed sometime soon(TM). Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
Re: [expert] FAQ or what? (Steve)
On Wed, 27 Oct 1999, you wrote: Tom Berger wrote: I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ. Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really getting annoying. Tom- Here's a frequent one: Q:I have gotten my system to dialup via PPP, but when I try to use Netscape I get an error that the host could not be found and to check the SOCKS variable. What have I forgotten? A:The most likely cause for this problem is that you have not specified the Domain Name Server addresses necessary to translate human-readable host names to IP addresses used by the operating system (ie, www.my.com - 192.168.4.1) To fix the problem, edit /etc/resolv.conf and ensure that it contains the DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP. The file, at minimum, should contain: search ISP domain nameserver ISP DNS IP 1 nameserver ISP DNS IP 2 For more information about the various configuration items provided in /etc/resolv.conf, use the command: man resolver -- Steve Philp Network Administrator Advance Packaging Corporation [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks, that's exactly how I wanted it ;-). What about the other nine? *grin* Regards tom -- "This program can destroy data, and is not yet safe for general use." (from 'freshmeat') Thomas 'tom' Berger, [EMAIL PROTECTED] MandrakeUser.Org-Webservant UMS: +49-(0)89-1488-208756 fon: +49-(0)30-45809013
