[SunHELP] Netscape Not Resolving URL's

[Bruce Pullig]

Uncomment the following line in /etc/nscd.conf:

#       enable-cache            hosts           no

Now restart nscd by:
/etc/rc2.d/S76nscd stop
/etc/rc2.d/S76nscd start
Now restart Netscape and it should work.

IE 5 does run on Solaris 8.   You may be running out of colors.  Do a
ps-ef | grep iexplorer
and see if it is waiting, if so, close any other programs that are
running. and IE should start up.  IE is not as SPARC friendly as
Netscape.

> "Lund, Dennis" wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have been struggling trying to get Netscape to function properly
> for months now.  Netscape has been no help at all.
> 
> The problem:
> Solaris 8 current Recommended patches
> Sparc 2 with Cycle 5 board, 128 RAM
> Cable Modem (Charter Communications)
> Netscape 4.76
> 
> Netscape will not resolve URL's.  I can get to internet
> sites by IP, but not when I use the URL.  Once I get to
> a site by IP, if I select a link with different URL it
> can't resolve it.  I can get e-mail from my ISP with
> Netscape if sendmail is running.
> 
> StarOffice works fine (Resolves URL's, gets e-mail).
> Mozilla works fine (resolves URL's and gets e-mail).
> Command line works fine (can nslookup any valid URL).
> 
> I have tried IE5, but It will not come up.  Get message
> that it is not compatible with SunOS 5.8 and
> 
> "gma_morecore_shm->shmget: Invalid argument"
> 
> Readme file says it works on "2.5.1 and higher".
> 
> Why will Netscape not resolve URL's?  What is it looking for?
> 
> Dennis L. Lund
> dennis.lund at sciatl.com < mailto:dennis.lund at sciatl.com
> 
> Dennis L. Lund
> Scientific Atlanta
> Alert Team System Administrator
> Phone:  (770) 236-1017
> dennis.lund at sciatl.com <mailto:dennis.lund at sciatl.com>
> 
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