> -----Original Message----- > From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM > To: Hexren > Cc: freebsd questions > Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy > > > tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of > the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same > results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy > server could not be found. >
if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! drop the 'e' off resolve dave > --- Hexren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > MM> the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on > > one > > MM> slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice. > > > > MM> I tried pinging the proxy server but got this > > error > > MM> message > > > > MM> can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu host name look up > > failure > > MM> proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server > > > > MM> --- Hexren <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> MM> Can you identify some other tests as well I > > >> could > > >> MM> possible run other than pinging as I am going > > to > > >> have > > >> MM> to reboot on each occurence to try see if > > >> freebsd can > > >> MM> see that server and connect to it > > >> > > >> > > >> >> > > >> >> --------------------------------------------- > > >> >> > > >> >> You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ? > > >> >> > > >> >> Hexren > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> --------------------------------------------- > > >> > > >> Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to > > >> reboot the machine ? Each > > >> time ? > > >> I just wanted to know, if at the point where > > mozilla > > >> says it > > >> can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using > > >> DNS name or IP. > > >> > > >> Regards (I really should look up some nice way to > > >> finish a mail in > > >> english) > > >> > > >> Hexren > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > MM> __________________________________ > > MM> Do you Yahoo!? > > MM> Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > > > > MM> http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > MM> _______________________________________________ > > MM> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > > MM> > > > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > > MM> To unsubscribe, send any mail to > > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under > > FreeBSD. > > > > > > Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP. > > (Start->Run type "cmd" in > > the shell opening type "ipconfig /all") > > > > Then insert that DNS server into your > > /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD > > The line should look like > > "nameserver <insert ip of your nameserver here>" > > > > > > Hexren > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/free> bsd-questions > > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
