On Mon, 27 Dec 1999, you wrote:
> I have just installed Mandrake/Helios on my K6-2/300 and am using the KDE
> desktop only.
>
> I have several questions.
>
> I have installed and configured kwvdial (as root, initially). It dials
> out, connects to my ISP and stays connecte, but every app that I try,
> Netscape mail tool and XFMail, as two examples, gives me an unknown host
> error message. I'm sure that it must be something really simple that I've
> failed to do, but I don't know what.
>
> I'm using Netscape Communicator v4.7 (used it pre-Helios without any
> problems) and put an icon on the icon bar. When I attempt to open it using
> the icon it opens and immediatly closes, and generates
> /usr/local/netscape/lock. If I then click on the icon again I get the
> usual already running message and it opens and stays open.. I can open it
> with Alt-F2 /usr/local/netscape/netscape without this sort of behavior.
>
I know with KPPP there is a checkbox for "autoset hostname
from this ip address." Is there anything similar in
kwvdial? If so, that might be the problem. Also, in your
/etc/resolv.conf do you have your ISP's dns configured?
Here's what your resolve should look like:
search <yourisp.com>
nameserver <your.isp.dns.#1>
nameserver <your.isp.dns.#2>
If neither of those suggestions works, I'm clueless. :-)
John
