Re: Installing TCP/IP

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From: Mathew Hendry
Date: Sat, 02 Mar 1996 20:11

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mikesny@delphi.com wrote:
: I was able to complete installing of AMINET & AMOSIAC. The problemI have is
: after I dial in to my service provider. When I enter in a URL address
: any address I enter comes back with a message that it can not be found.
: I have gone over the configuration files, and everthing looks correct,
: even re-installin it. What could be wrong ? Any ideas anyone ? MIKE

By "AMINET" I assume you mean AmiTCP. Anyway, the problem here would seem to
be that you haven't given AmiTCP the address of your ISP's nameserver, which
takes alphanumeric addresses (e.g. aminet.com) and translates them into
32 bit numeric internet addresses (e.g. 198.70.64.21 for aminet.com).
Nameserver addresses are specified in the file "AmiTCP:db/resolv.conf". Mine
contains, for example:

--- CUT ---

# AmiTCP resolv.conf file

NAMESERVER 193.128.6.134

# (you may specify more than one nameserver)

--- CUT ---

Contact your provider to obtain your nameserver's address - it should really
have been supplied to you when you registered with them. If it doesn't work
even with a nameserver specified, either the nameserver in question is
munged / incomplete or your provider has given you the wrong address. Either
way, pester them about it.

-- Mat.

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