On Sun, Mar 17, 2002 at 10:35:05PM +0530, K.Ghosh wrote: > I am running RHL7.2. I am able to connect to the internet > through rp3 and browse through Netscape.
What is this rp3 ? If you can browse with Netscape then all seems okay, but your next few sentences state differently ! > > Now, Within X, I have run wvdial in an emulated terminal > and logged on to my ISP. > Are you running wvdial as root ? You can always connect to the net with wvdial from one terminal as root, switch over to an user on another terminal and then start X session as an user. Avoid all net activities as root. > > When I run Netscape Netscape is not aware of the internet > connection. Also, mutt or pine, running in a second emul- > ated terminal also are not aware of the internet connec- > tion. Why is this so ? What additional step is required ? > Any pointer please ? > Your /etc/resolv.conf is probably not configured. Check up your ISP Primary and Secondary DNS numbers, and write the file /etc/resolv.conf to look something like this: search your-isp-name.com domain your-isp-name.com nameserver nnn.nn.nn.nn nameserver nnn.nn.nn.nn Where nnn.nn.nn.nn is a number like 203.90.75.164 HTH Bish -- : ####[ Linux One Stanza Tip (LOST) ]########################### Sub : Exporting filesystems over NFS LOST #162 To export filesystem in NFS with read-only access and no root write access, edit the /etc/exports file and add the following line: /dir/to/export host1.mydomain.com(ro,root_squash). ['man 5 exports' for other details] ####<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>##################### : _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
