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> > netscape brings everytime I open a new browser-window:
> >
> > "netscape is unable to locate the server (no name specified)
> > please check the server name and try again"
> >
> > this happens when I use dhcp and/or when the IP is fixed
> > there is no apache running on my machine
> i presume you have helix-gnome installed. if you look at the command that's being
> executed, i don't have it handy at the moment, you'll see some kind of weird script
> being executed. replace this with netscape or netscape-communicator with no
> arguments and the problem will go away. it's the lack of apache that causes the
> problem.
LinuxMan wrote:
>
> Set your homepage to "about:" at
>
> edit--->preferences---->navigator
finally found a solution ... and it is embarrassingly easy:
from within Gnome, netscape starts with some odd command and this
has to be set to "/usr/bin/netscape +navigator" in the "properties" section
and the silly name server stuff disappears
Best,
Daniel.