Tom Berger wrote:
>
> I am seeing this 'lynx' question now for the fourth time. It is
> covered by MUO, right from a link of the frontpage. However, for the
> sake of whatever, I am willing to provide a list FAQ.
>
> Please name the top ten questions asked here (and provide answers
> ;-)) and I'll compile them and post them weekly. This is really
> getting annoying.
Tom-
Here's a frequent one:
Q: I have gotten my system to dialup via PPP, but when I try
to use Netscape I get an error that the host could not
be found and to check the SOCKS variable. What have I
forgotten?
A: The most likely cause for this problem is that you have not
specified the Domain Name Server addresses necessary to
translate human-readable host names to IP addresses used by
the operating system (ie, www.my.com -> 192.168.4.1)
To fix the problem, edit /etc/resolv.conf and ensure that
it contains the DNS IP addresses provided by your ISP.
The file, at minimum, should contain:
search <ISP domain>
nameserver <ISP DNS IP 1>
nameserver <ISP DNS IP 2>
For more information about the various configuration items
provided in /etc/resolv.conf, use the command:
man resolver
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Steve Philp
Network Administrator
Advance Packaging Corporation
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