Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 08:05:56 +0100 From: Hexren <me@hexren.net> To: "Hauan David A" <david.hauan@fairchild.af.mil> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re[6]: Connection via proxy Message-ID: <381458837.20050120080556@hexren.net> In-Reply-To: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC60145957A@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil> References: <59FD5336D1B1FA40AF6DDD241D8DBAC60145957A@amcw2ms517.amc.ds.af.mil>
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>> -----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. >> HDA> if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work! HDA> drop the 'e' off resolve HDA> 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" >> HDA> _______________________________________________ HDA> freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list HDA> http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions HDA> To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --------------------------------------------- may sound like repetition. But can you ping the ip of the nameserver ? Hexren
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