Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 17:19:56 -0800 (PST) From: Mervin McDougall <mcd_advisory@yahoo.com> To: Hauan David A <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil> Cc: freebsd questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: Re[4]: Connection via proxy Message-ID: <20050120011956.34351.qmail@web30903.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC60145957A@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil>
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sorry that was a typo, I updated /etc/resolv.conf and it still did not work. Is there anything else that I need to configure? --- Hauan David A <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Mervin McDougall > [mailto:mcd_advisory@yahoo.com] > > 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 <me@hexren.net> 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 <me@hexren.net> 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 > > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > 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 > > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > > > _______________________________________________ > 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" > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Get it on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/maildemo
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