On 16 Jul 00 at 14:21, Terri FitzSimons wrote:
>> I have recently established an account on FREEWWWEB, but ARACHNE
>>doesn't
>>seem to be able to connect with the web using that ISP. I can log on to
>>FREEWEB and load the packetdriver, but the home page -- indeed, any page --
>>
>>does not display. ARACHNE just hangs until I cancel manually. Can anybody
>>
>>tell me what's happening here?
>> I can get on the web through CompuServe, but not FREEWWWEB.
>>Here's the relevant part of the .cfg file:
>>
>>[tcp/ip]
>>IP_Address %MYIP%
>>IP_Grab IP address set to
>>NameServer 63.24.150.127
>>AltNameServer 63.24.117.63
These are not the DNS addresses that FreeWWWeb uses. The ones
FreeWWWeb uses are:
216.70.64.1
216.70.64.2
You can sometimes use other DNS addresses owned by other domain
servers, but there is no guarantee they work. Try the 2 above and see
if this fixes your problem. HTH.
Regards,
Dale Mentzer
Is it time for your medication or mine?
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