>* Ashley Lynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002-09-03 12:18]: >> I decided to try Mandrake since I had 8.1 here. All works well EXCEPT I cannot
>> browse the internet or collect email. >> When I dial (wvdial) the system logs on and IFCONFIG tells me the address I >> have been assigne and the p-t-p address. >> I can ping the p-t-p address and all seems well. >> The browser has the same proxy settings as before (I never reformat /home) and >> the SMTP and POP settings are correct but no matter which browser I try I get >> a long timeout period and then "cannot find server" and "check address" errors >> and kmail says it can't find the server. >> Any clues appreciated. > >Sounds like a DNS issue. Have you put your name servers into >/etc/resolv.conf? DNS is in resolv.conf It just seems to ignore them. Tried running kppp as root etc. but the same result. Guess I'll just have to go back to my old setup and settle for that. Thanks for the help guys Stay well and happy Heracles -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
