That's what I did. It gave me the error message when I tried to close the window
after entering the proxy info. I'm stumped because I've done this exact same
thing in the windows version with no problems.
"Lawrence G." wrote:
> You have to enter the settings. Select manual proxy configuration under
> "advanced, & proxies".
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Sam
> > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 2:56 AM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Connectivity
> >
> >
> > Hi ,
> >
> > If the file doesn't exist, I have a question. Have you used
> > linuxconfig to set
> > up your ppp connection or kppp? Either one of these is supposed
> > to create the
> > file from what I've read. But- I'm a newbie to so I could be
> > wrong. Look on the
> > brightside though. I have an ISP that provides filtered internet
> > access and they
> > refuse to give me the IP addresses for the domain name servers.
> >
> > Question, I tried to manually configure the proxy settings in
> > Netscape and it
> > tells me the proxy is not recognized so it refuses to accept the
> > entries. Do I
> > have to enter the proxy somewhere else first? I wouldn't think so, The win
> > version accepted the entries with no problem.
> >
> > Aaron deRozario wrote:
> >
> > > Advice from a newbie - treat with caution ;-)
> > >
> > > If you don't have /etc/resolv.conf you can create it by firing up your
> > > favourite text editor (emacs, vi, kwrite) and simply saving an
> > empty file as
> > > /etc/resolve.conf. Of course since you need to edit the file with the
> > > appropriate information you may as well do that at the same time.
> > > resolve.conf I think follows the format (see if there's a man page for
> > > resolve.conf it will have the exact format)
> > >
> > > nameserver (eg ozemail.com.au)
> > > DNS IP address (xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)
> > > DNS2 IP address (if there is two nameservers)
> > >
> > > If you use kppp then it will take care of editing
> > /etc/resolve.conf for you.
> > > I think if you use kppp resolve.conf needs to be writeable by
> > those users
> > > that will have ppp access. chmod 666 should do it
> > >
> > > Read the ppp how-to's if what I said doesn't work, or check the
> > archives -
> > > DNS problems come up very regularly on the list. I think the Kppp help
> > > files also have useful information.
> > >
> > > Aaron
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Mark & Nina Drake [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 1999 11:10 AM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: Re: [newbie] Internet Connectivity
> > > >
> > > > 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.
> > > > >>
> > > > >>
> > > > >
> > > > >----------------------------------------
> > > > >Content-Type: text/html; name="unnamed"
> > > > >Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable
> > > > >Content-Description:
> > > > >----------------------------------------
> > > > >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
> > > > >
> >
