Re: [newbie] DSL problems
As A. Einstien once said, intellegence is what we remember after we have forgotten all we have learned. The little things are the most important part when we need HELP don I thought I knew that I knew what I thought But now I know that what I thought I knew Isn't what I know I think I thought I knew. On Sun, 19 Mar 2000 09:48:17 -0800 Tom H [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Thanks that fixed it it is the little things we forget - Original Message - From: "Audrey Beck" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux-list@" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] DSL problems Do you have the addresses for your name servers on your isp? The easiest way to enter them is to go into linuxconf, network, client, dns and put in what they give you. YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
Re: [newbie] DSL problems
Do you have the addresses for your name servers on your isp? The easiest way to enter them is to go into linuxconf, network, client, dns and put in what they give you.
Re: [newbie] DSL problems
Thanks that fixed it it is the little things we forget - Original Message - From: "Audrey Beck" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "Linux-list@" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2000 3:40 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] DSL problems Do you have the addresses for your name servers on your isp? The easiest way to enter them is to go into linuxconf, network, client, dns and put in what they give you.
Re: [newbie] DSL problems
Tom H wrote: I have DSL and I am trying to set it up for my gateway to the internet. Also I would like to have it be my firewall. I currently have Pac Bell and it came with the Alcatel external modem. I have got it to the point where it will dial up and when I run ifconf I get this reading [Image]This tells me I am getting connected to the internet. The problem is when I open the browser I get an error saying: Warning: the following hosts are unknown:blahblahThis means that some or all hosts will be unreachable.Perhaps the problem is with the name server? If your site must use a non-root name server, you will need to set the $SOCKS_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server. It may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable, or the SOCKS host preference, to the ip address of the host in question rather than its name.I have looked for any info on this and an unable to find any help. Please point me in the right direction. Or tell me what I am missing.Tom H Triumph 595 64 Corvair 65 Corvair Do you have Pacific Bell's dns servers listed in /etc/resolv.conf nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
[newbie] DSL problems
I have DSL and I am trying to set it up for my gateway to the internet. Also I would like to have it be my firewall. I currently have Pac Bell and it came with the Alcatel external modem. I have got it to the point where it will dial up and when I run ifconf I get this reading This tells me I am getting connected to the internet. The problem is when I open the browser I get an error saying: Warning: the following hosts are unknown: blah blah This means that some or all hosts will be unreachable. Perhaps the problem is with the name server? If your site must use a non-root name server, you will need to set the$SOCKS_NS environment variable to point at the appropriate name server. It may (or may not) be necessary to set this variable, or the SOCKS host preference, to the ip address of the host in question rather than its name. I have looked for any info on this and an unable to find any help. Please point me in the right direction. Or tell me what I am missing. Tom HTriumph 59564 Corvair65 Corvair
