Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2001 11:52:30 -0500 From: "Steve Brown" <gtabug@prayforwind.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Netscape 4.7x won't start if DSL service down... Message-ID: <004301c178f6$44b539e0$660f129f@bro5637>
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Hello everyone, I have a BB router between my DSL service and my 'puter (Win98 / FBSD4.4 release dual boot). Router has an RS232 connection on WAN side to which I moved my modem cable from the PC's serial port. If the DSL fails I can http://ip.address.of.router and initiate a switchover to the modem. The router will then dialup my dialup ISP account and I still have (slow but) sharable internet access. So it works in Windows anyway. Problem in FreeBSD is that without a working network connection I can't start Netscape 4.79. Opera, Lynx, Netscape6, Mozilla open but can't handle all the javascript etc on the router's web interface. So I must re-boot in Windows to do it, and again to restore the DSL. Router is SMC Barricade 7004ABR in case that makes a difference, if it breaks I'll get a Netgear RP114 which apparently has telnet. Does anyone know of a way to force Netscape to start anyway? Thanks much, Steve To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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