Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 20:56:04 +0000 (UTC) From: Christopher Nehren <apeiron+usenet@coitusmentis.info> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: just got DSL, can't surf or get mail Message-ID: <slrnd50m6b.2ta9.apeiron%2Busenet@prophecy.dyndns.org> References: <1391.24.118.72.147.1112561507.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.
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