-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 looks like you can't resolve DNS names.
try a "dig A www.yahoo.com" in your terminal. Anthony M Byrne wrote: > Thanks for the advice. I opened a terminal and typed > > ping 68.142.197.78 > > and it kept repeating a message but with an icmp_seq count so I guessed > I hadn't done the right thing. So then I opened mozilla and typed > > 68.142.197.78 > > to which it added http:// at the front and an / at the end and up came > yahoo but without the pictures. I tried a search but it didn't seem to > be able to find addresses such as http://www.yahoo.com/ and so on. I > also tried some variations on the > > 68.142.197.78 > > altering some of the numbers and it seemed to be searching but as I do > not know the relevant numbers for my favourite websites I am stuck. > > Can you tell me what to do now? > > I look forward to hearing from you. > > Cheers > > Tony Byrne > > Duncan Sands wrote: > >> ... >> >> >>> When I type "speedtouch-start" the modem flashes (left green led) for a >>> while then settles to on (the right led stays on all the time) and the >>> messages in the terminal window seem to indicate I have connected. >>> >>> My problem is: >>> >>> I cannot access the web/internet, when I type "mozilla" or another >>> browser and a web address I get the "can't find" message. Am I doing >>> something wrong? >>> >>> >> Usually this indicates a DNS (name server problem). Can you ping an >> IP address, for example: >> >> ping 68.142.197.78 >> >> ? >> >> D. >> >> Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB >> Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB > Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEGErEfP+GwT1GJ3ERAtJHAJ9AOnx/2cYm8s0KlguhxNUJOuZDwwCfU853 6crXXONEzSXHYDiri8ct5Dk= =d8qG -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- Liste de diffusion modem ALCATEL SpeedTouch USB Pour se désinscrire : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
