Connection via proxy

Hexren me at hexren.net
Wed Jan 19 23:06:19 PST 2005


>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Mervin McDougall [mailto:mcd_advisory at yahoo.com] 
>> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2005 4:22 PM
>> To: Hexren
>> Cc: freebsd questions
>> Subject: Re: Re[4]: Connection via proxy
>> 
>> 
>> tried updating the /etc/resolve.conf with the ips of
>> the nameservers I got from windows XP but got the same
>> results after trying to run mozilla .. that the proxy
>> server could not be found.
>> 

HDA> if you updated /etc/resolve.conf it won't work!
HDA> drop the 'e' off resolve

HDA> dave



>> --- Hexren <me at hexren.net> wrote:
>> 
>> > MM> the laptop is a dual boot running windows XP on
>> > one
>> > MM> slice and Freebsd 5.3 on another slice.
>> > 
>> > MM> I tried pinging the proxy server but got this
>> > error
>> > MM> message
>> > 
>> > MM> can't resolve proxy.uvi.edu  host name look up
>> > failure
>> > MM> proxy.uvi.edu being the name of the proxy server
>> > 
>> > MM> --- Hexren <me at hexren.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > >> MM> Can you identify some other tests as well I
>> > >> could
>> > >> MM> possible run other than pinging as I am going
>> > to
>> > >> have
>> > >> MM> to reboot on each occurence to try see if
>> > >> freebsd can
>> > >> MM> see that server and connect to it
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> >> 
>> > >> >> ---------------------------------------------
>> > >> >> 
>> > >> >> You can ping the Proxy from the Notebook ?
>> > >> >> 
>> > >> >> Hexren
>> > >> >> 
>> > >> >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > >> ---------------------------------------------
>> > >> 
>> > >> Your message doesn't parse. Why do you have to
>> > >> reboot the machine ? Each
>> > >> time ?
>> > >> I just wanted to know, if at the point where
>> > mozilla
>> > >> says it
>> > >> can't find the proxy you can ping the proxy using
>> > >> DNS name or IP.
>> > >> 
>> > >> Regards (I really should look up some nice way to
>> > >> finish a mail in
>> > >> english)
>> > >> 
>> > >> Hexren
>> > >> 
>> > >> 
>> > 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >         
>> >                 
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>> > ---------------------------------------------
>> > I would guess that you haven't configured DNS under
>> > FreeBSD.
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Lookup the nameserver you use with WinXP.
>> > (Start->Run type "cmd" in
>> > the shell opening type "ipconfig /all")
>> > 
>> > Then insert that DNS server into your
>> > /etc/resolv.conf under FreeBSD
>> > The line should look like
>> > "nameserver <insert ip of your nameserver here>"
>> > 
>> > 
>> > Hexren
>> > 
>> > 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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may sound like repetition. But can you ping the ip of the nameserver ?

Hexren



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