MLUG: Re: [MLUG] Netscape Problem
Re: [MLUG] Netscape Problem
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I used to have this problem. Netscape is trying to resolve the IP for your news
server (which cannot be removed, it will default to news).  If you have a DNS
server setup on you masq box, put in an entry for news in it and that will do
it.

Nimrod

> I've got this annoying problem with Netscape on Linux. I've got two
> machines:  machine 1 is a firewall/ip masq machine, the other is my
> workstation. I can't start Netscape on the workstation unless the firewall
> is connected to the internet. I've had this same problem with Netscape for
> Windows. "Why the hell would you need to start Netscape if you aren't
> connected to the internet?" you may ask. Well, I'm developing some PHP
> scripts that run on the firewall (since it has apache compiled with php
> and mysql).
> Anyway, Netscape does start, but then it freezes up before even
> displaying a page (even if the homepage is set to a local file or a page
> on the firewall), which I count as not starting.
> Thanks in advance.
> -Scott
> 
> Scott Greathouse
> Research Analyst, System Administrator
> Behavioral Health Concepts, Inc.
> Columbia, MO
> 
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