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Article #47857Re: APC Linux Pocketbook
From: jonkitchin
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1998 00:00
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In article <3684d63a.0@tpg.com.au>, Stan Hutchinson <shandih@tpgi.com.au> wrote: > Louis Hissink <hissinkl@bigpond.com> writes: > Stan Hutchinson wrote: > > > > > Have installed and working RedHat 5 2 with Netscape Comm & Nav installed. > > > Both fire up but produce nothing but error messages that the URL and DNS > > > could not be found for anything including './config'. > > > What is needed to make them work. > > > Like the different WMs. > > > Did the laser show or Xearth work for anyone ? > > > Happy New Year to you all > > > Stan. > > > > This happens when you are not actually logged onto the internet. It appears > > as a default reaction. > > Activate an internet connection and then execute Netscape. You will find > > that the error messages do not appear. > > > > Have a great xmas. > > > > Louis > > > What I 'think I need' is how to call up the config interface for Netscape > Comm as I did not see one when rpm '-ivh ed' it. > Like what would you do if you changed your isp ? > > Please > > Stan > in the /usr/doc/scripts there two files I copied to /usr/sbin and made executable. these are ppp-on and ppp-on-dialer you need to edit ppp-on with your ISP phone and your name etc the ppp-on-dialer may need to be edited too so the command 'ppp' is run last thing of all you get into an xterm window in X and run 'ppp-on' and when the lights on your modem steady up you run 'netscape' I had to edit the ppp-on-dialer so the DIALER-SCRIPT pointed to /usr/sbin instead of /etc/ppp/ppp-on-dialer ah well jonathan kitchin jon@barney.webace.com.au -----------== Posted via Deja News, The Discussion Network ==---------- http://www.dejanews.com/ Search, Read, Discuss, or Start Your Own
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 102983,6b5e0e7f9cdab3b X-Google-Attributes: gid102983,public From: jonkitchin@my-dejanews.com Subject: Re: APC Linux Pocketbook Date: 1998/12/27 Message-ID: <764t2n$431$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> X-Deja-AN: 426105270 References: <3684d63a.0@tpg.com.au> X-Http-Proxy: 1.0 proxy.argo.net.au:8080 (Squid/1.2.beta14), 1.0 x5.dejanews.com:80 (Squid/1.1.22) for client 203.25.160.166, 203.25.160.117 Organization: Deja News - The Leader in Internet Discussion X-Article-Creation-Date: Sun Dec 27 09:02:16 1998 GMT Newsgroups: aus.computers.linux X-Http-User-Agent: Mozilla/2.0 (compatible; MSIE 3.0; Windows 3.1)