[SunHELP] Netscape Problem Resolving URL's

[Gary Ren]

Because your domain name server has not been setted. Open a terminal, and type
"ping yahoo.com", or type "nslookup", or check your /etc/resolv.conf. It will
show if you have domain name server and correct server IP.

Good luck

Gary


Jarrett Carver wrote:

> Make sure nscd is running. /etc/rc2.d/S76nscd. Netscape needs this running.
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Lund, Dennis" <Dennis.Lund at sciatl.com>
> Reply-To: sunhelp at sunhelp.org
> To: "'sunhelp at sunhelp.org'" <sunhelp at sunhelp.org>
> Subject: [SunHELP] Netscape Problem Resolving URL's
> Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2001 13:55:04 -0500
>
> I have a Sparc 5 running Solaris 8.  I have PPP set up and working to my
> ISP.
> >From command line I can ping and nslookup any site be URL.  However, when
> I try to go to any URL in Netscape, Netscape can not find the server.  If I
> use
> the IP address in Netscape it finds the site.  Why is DNS working from the
> command line but not in Netscape?
>
> netstat -rn shows a valid "default route"
> resolve.conf is setup
> nsswitch.conf is setup
>
> Can someone tell me what am I missing?
>
> Dennis L. Lund
> Dennis.Lund at sciatl.com
>
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