Okay, tried to go to /etc/resolv.conf. It does not exist!! Can I build this
file and insert it into the etc directory? If so, where can I get info on
how to do this? Thanks!!
-----Original Message-----
From: John Aldrich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, October 26, 1999 04:02 PM
Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Connectivity
>On Mon, 25 Oct 1999, you wrote:
>>
>> Okay, I have set up my internet connection using netcfg. I get a
dialing sound and my computer goes through the motions of connecting to my
ISP. They seem to connect because I can see the the send and receive
indicators blinking on my external modem. When I try to run Netscape I get a
server error and it also tells me that there is a problem with the name
server, and that I need to set the $SOCKS_NS variable to point to the
server. Also, when I ping my network it says "network unreachable". Have I
missed some easy connection to get it all running? Any help would be greatly
appreciated.
>>
>>
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>First, ditch the HTML. It's not appreciated in this list.
>Second, open up a root console window and go to /etc/ and
>edit your /etc/resolv.conf so that it has your ISP's DNS
>servers. It should look something like this:
>search chattanooga.net
>nameserver 209.54.120.2
>nameserver 209.54.120.3
>
>The "chattanooga.net" would be replaced with your ISP,
>"leading.net" Second, you'd replace the above numbers with
>the IP addresses of your ISP, leading.net. To find out that
>information, call your ISP and ask what their DNS numbers
>are and plug 'em in above in place of MY dns numbers.
>I won't put something together for you to just copy and paste,
>because I firmly believe that you learn by doing. I gave
>you the example from my system, so you know the way it
>should look.
> John
>
