Connection via proxy

[Hauan David A]

> -----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.
> 

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

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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