On Fri, 30 Mar 2001 00:08:06 -0800
phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Anyone help me with this error message:
> > "warning the following hosts are
> > unknown.
It indicates that Netscape cannot find a nameserver.
I shall assume you haven't yet setup a dialer..
Activate Kppp (the Internet Icon on your desktop).
Go to Setup and fill in the Accont names and phone numbers etc.
Set the authentican to that which your ISP uses. PAP, CHAP etc. (you may
have to contact them for this info as well as some other)
Click on the DNS tab and enter the DNS name and numbers for your ISP, they
will be numbers of the form: 123.123.123.123. (Again you may have to get
this from your provider)
Click OK, then click on the Device Tab
Select where your modem is from the dropdown menu.
There are some caveats here, which will depend on your modem and how it's
connected to your system.
In Windows the Modem is connected to Com1:, Com2:, Com3:, Com4: etc, with
Linux those ports are called /dev/ttyS0, /dev/ttyS1, /dev/ttyS2, and
/dev/ttyS3. So Com1 = /dev/ttyS0 and so on. Be careful here that your modem
is not setup to Com1 or /dev/ttyS0 there is a good chance that your mouse
regardless of type is also on this port and you'll get device conflicts.
Flowcontrol should be 'CRTSCTS' and Line Termination 'CR' , maximum line
speed will depend on your modem capability, usually you can selct the
maximum displayed.
That done you can click on the Modem tab and then Query modem to test if
it's recognised.
That all dun you're ready to dial, and Netscape _should_ behave normally.
You may mail me direct if you wish.
Cheers
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