Re: [[newbie] Cannot Access Website Mail]
AL [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Greetings! This is my first mail to the group. I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (my first adventure to the Linux OS!). My problem, however, is that I cannot access any website or download any email. I can connect and login to my ISP without any problem. For instance, if I type http://www.netscape.com, I get the error message that it cannot connect to this name server. What am I doing wrong? What do I need to do to access any website? Any help from any guru would be highly appreciated! Unfortunately, I am still using Win98 to get help :-( Thank you and best regards, Al === As root, use a text editor to open /etc/resolv.conf edit, adding the following 3 lines: search your isp nameserver dns# nameserver dns# Your isp should provide you with the dns#'s HTH, Mike "Always remember that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me." --Winston Churchill Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com.
Re: [newbie] Cannot Access Website Mail
not to be a winblows wise guy, but if you put DNS under networking, it works for the lan card (for say... proxy use) and under dialup networking you find the DNS settings if you go to dialup networking, right click the connection you use, in the window that comes up you will see a tab for server types, click that and the window that comes up has a box at the bottom with check boxes for NetBEUI, IPX?SPX compatible and TCP/IP, if TCP/IP is checked (and it must be for internet connection, you will find a box that says "TCP/IP Settings", click that and you see that you have DNS settings for the TCP/IP that your dialup connection uses. Fran Parker wrote: Actually in Windows the DNS is under the networking stuff, not under the dialer. Bambi AL wrote: Greetings! My thanks to Fred Banana and Gary for their help. Their suggestion did indeed cured my problem. My only surprise is that in Win98 I am able to connect to the net *without* any DNS number; so this is somewhat new to me. Thank you and best regards, Al = Gary wrote: Chances are that when you setup KPPP, you forgot to get the primary and secondary DNS server numbers from you ISP. You must have these in order to connect to the outside world. Open KPPP, and edit your info and put in the DNS numbers. -- Best regards, Gary
Re: [newbie] Cannot Access Website Mail
damn, I missed a step, after "right click the connection you use," and before, "in the window that comes up you will see a tab for server types, click that", I should have added, " select and open 'properties'" sorry . please see the disclaimer that says "I bees a NEWBIE (and proud)" so please do not follow me into diving into the shallow end of the pool. Ed Tharp wrote: not to be a winblows wise guy, but if you put DNS under networking, it works for the lan card (for say... proxy use) and under dialup networking you find the DNS settings if you go to dialup networking, right click the connection you use, in the window that comes up you will see a tab for server types, click that and the window that comes up has a box at the bottom with check boxes for NetBEUI, IPX?SPX compatible and TCP/IP, if TCP/IP is checked (and it must be for internet connection, you will find a box that says "TCP/IP Settings", click that and you see that you have DNS settings for the TCP/IP that your dialup connection uses. Fran Parker wrote: Actually in Windows the DNS is under the networking stuff, not under the dialer. Bambi AL wrote: Greetings! My thanks to Fred Banana and Gary for their help. Their suggestion did indeed cured my problem. My only surprise is that in Win98 I am able to connect to the net *without* any DNS number; so this is somewhat new to me. Thank you and best regards, Al
[newbie] Cannot Access Website Mail
Greetings! This is my first mail to the group. I successfully installed Mandrake 7.1 (my first adventure to the Linux OS!). My problem, however, is that I cannot access any website or download any email. I can connect and login to my ISP without any problem. For instance, if I type http://www.netscape.com, I get the error message that it cannot connect to this name server. What am I doing wrong? What do I need to do to access any website? Any help from any guru would be highly appreciated! Unfortunately, I am still using Win98 to get help :-( Thank you and best regards, Al
