Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:22:01 -0500 (CDT) From: "Brian John" <brianjohn@fusemail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: just got DSL, can't surf or get mail Message-ID: <1819.24.118.72.147.1112563321.fusewebmail-19592@webmail.fusemail.com>
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> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > On 2005-04-03, Brian John scribbled these > curious markings: > > Hello, I just got an xDSL system. In Windows I can browse the internet > > and do whatever I want just fine. However, in FreeBSD the only things > > that work are my p2p programs. Azureus and amule work fine, they both > > connect and download. However, when I try to use dillo, Firefox or > > Thunderbird they always timeout when trying to access the net. Does > > anyone have any idea what I can do to fix this? I had cable internet > > before and it worked fine. The DSL modem is hooked up to the computer > > through Ethernet. > > Sounds like a DNS issue, considering that most P2P programs are > IP-based and thus don't need to perform DNS lookups. > > Best Regards, > Christopher Nehren > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.0 (FreeBSD) > > iD8DBQFCUFjKk/lo7zvzJioRAnrNAJ0X+zBILiTL1qVJeGeYuuvXHk/2GACghku7 > bltB+Pyu2SbzyCtYxYSvI6I= > =gG5y > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > -- > I abhor a system designed for the "user", if that word is a coded > pejorative meaning "stupid and unsophisticated". -- Ken Thompson > If you ask the wrong questions, you get answers like "42" and "God". > Unix is user friendly. However, it isn't idiot friendly. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > How can I fix it if it's a DNS issue? Is there someplace I can set that up? /Brian
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