Tom Allard wrote: > > I have a machine for my in-laws that I built using Slink and I got them > an account on MindSpring for their web browsing pleasure (about all they > will use this machine for other than Word Perfect). > > My problem is that I can't get any web browsers to work. I use wvdial > to connect to MindSpring and the ppp connection seems fine. I can use > telnet, ssh and ftp to connect to sites on the internet. My resolv.conf > seems to work fine and I can use "nslookup" to find the IP addresses of > any site. > > I just can't get "http:" to work. I've tried using Netscape, kfm, lynx > and wget and they all fail. Netscape, for example, will wait for a > long time and eventually come back with "document contains no data". > > I can use my own machine (also Slink) and the same MindSpring account > and I have no problems. I have also tried using my wife's account @ GMU > for dialup with the exact same results. > > I am trying to connect without using any proxies. I've made sure that > none of the browsers are trying to use any proxies. > > What am I missing? > > rgds-- TA ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.
You say you can "nslookup" the sites; can you "ping" any of them?
