Tim Coker wrote:
>
> I've got my modem working w/ Linux, and I can connect to an ISP within KDE.
> But whenever I try to access the net (ie, open a web page w/ Navigator,
> connect to a chat server with the KDE IRC client, or connect to an ICQ
> server) it always says something about can't find what it's looking for.
> Navigator says site doesn't have a DNS entry, and IRC client says server
> isn't found. Any suggestions?
I had a similar problem when I first installed 5.3. If you choose to
not setup networking during the installation, you'll end up with an
empty /etc/resolv.conf.
So, edit /etc/resolv.conf and have it read something like this:
search <domain of ISP>
nameserver <nameserver IP 1>
nameserver <nameserver IP 2>
If you installed the caching-nameserver and bind packages, you'll want
just one nameserver line, and it'll read "nameserver 127.0.0.1".
Also, you'll need to modify the permissions on /etc/resolv.conf in order
for DNS to work for normal users. I used 644 here and it works great.
(chmod 644 /etc/resolv.conf).
> BTW, can anyone suggest a good ICQ clone? I have a few but am wondering
> which is the best. Also, which is the best office suite? I've got Star
> Office up and running, but don't know anything about the rest. Thanks
> already for any suggestions!
I've played with StarOffice, but I guess I just never got the hang of
it. I bought the newest ApplixWare a couple months ago and have been
pretty happy with it. Most of the "Office Suite" work that gets done on
this machine is by my girlfriend. She uses WordPerfect, it's also
what's used at her law office.
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