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Netscape 4.7 on Solaris 5.8 won't connect!!!!
Hi,
I am new graduate tring to be an Sys Admin. Anyways, my boss gave a simple taks. Reformat computer X and get in on the net. Seems simple enough. Did the reformat and install and everything is ok. I put in on the network and I can ping out to web but the problem I am having is I can't use Netscape 4.7 to get on the Internet. I keep getting there error message, "Unable to find www.sun.com." I have tried messinig with tthe preference for Netscape but nothing is getting it to connect. Mind you , I have't don't anything to this machine other then do a basic install and add the gateway... If anyone knows what I can do to get this to connect to the internet, I would greatly aprriciate your help. Thanks.
T
I am new graduate tring to be an Sys Admin. Anyways, my boss gave a simple taks. Reformat computer X and get in on the net. Seems simple enough. Did the reformat and install and everything is ok. I put in on the network and I can ping out to web but the problem I am having is I can't use Netscape 4.7 to get on the Internet. I keep getting there error message, "Unable to find www.sun.com." I have tried messinig with tthe preference for Netscape but nothing is getting it to connect. Mind you , I have't don't anything to this machine other then do a basic install and add the gateway... If anyone knows what I can do to get this to connect to the internet, I would greatly aprriciate your help. Thanks.
T
Hello,
I would start with some basic trouble-shooting below the application layer.
At the command line try /usr/sbin/nslookup www.sun.com This will show whether DNS is resolving, and your network is set up properly. You ought to get a responce back giving the IP or IPs resolve from the www.sun.com.
If this does not work, does your environment include a proxy server (if you are within a corporation 90% run one), than you will not resolve the address above. You will need to make the entry into the Netscape proxy settings.
Good Luck
I would start with some basic trouble-shooting below the application layer.
At the command line try /usr/sbin/nslookup www.sun.com This will show whether DNS is resolving, and your network is set up properly. You ought to get a responce back giving the IP or IPs resolve from the www.sun.com.
If this does not work, does your environment include a proxy server (if you are within a corporation 90% run one), than you will not resolve the address above. You will need to make the entry into the Netscape proxy settings.
Good Luck
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Have you been able to try any of the above? Have you found the solution yet?
I was wondering whether the above suggestions worked or not ?? Please post closure for this question ....
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Sorry I have been sick...I am going to try these things. T
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what is needed:
/etc/resolv.conf - nameserver IP#
nameserver IP#
/etc/nsswitch.conf - ....
hosts: files dns
....
Thanks for everyones help!
/etc/resolv.conf - nameserver IP#
nameserver IP#
/etc/nsswitch.conf - ....
hosts: files dns
....
Thanks for everyones help!
/etc/resolv.conf
The format of the file looks like (text file):
nameserver your-dnsserver-ip
domain your-domain-name
search your-domains
PS: you can also put your ISP DNS server in the about file
And put your router ip in /etc/defaultrouter
eg:
echo "192.10.5.1" > /etc/defaultrouter