netscape 6.2 - unable to resolv hostnames
Louis A. Mamakos
file, even though the native resolver "does the right thing" without it.
louie
> Hi,
>
> I wanted to upgrade the linux-netscape6 port to 6.2 but netscape 6.2
> doesn't seem to resolv hostnames nor IP addresses anymore except localhost !
> I got the following message :
>
> <some.host.name> could not be found. Please check the name and try again.
>
> I'm running -stable updated yesterday and linux_base-6.1. netscape 4.78 and
> 6.1 both work fine.
>
> any idea ?
>
> If someone wants to try it, the installer is here :
>
> ftp://ftp.netscape.com/pub/netscape6/english/6.2/unix/linux22/netscape-i686-pc-linux-gnu-installer.tar.gz
>
> for instance, I've stopped to update the port since it won't work.
>
> CC -ports, -emulation and trevor.
>
> Cyrille.
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Brian T.Schellenberger
> The linux resolver really seems intent on having a
> /compat/linux/etc/resolv.conf file, even though the native resolver "does
> the right thing" without it.
Linux uses the Linux resolver, which is less "loose" about the format of the
resolv.conf files. All fields must be expclitly labeled; that is, the
strings "search" and "nameserver" *mustI* apepar within the file.
Is that a posssible source of the difficulty?
Jim Bryant
The only problem I can see is that my bookmarks got cleared [had to restore from tape] when I first ran it.
I have seen no problems with the resolver.
Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote:
> Cyrille Lefevre <clef...@citeweb.net> writes:
>
>>domain gits.fr.invalid
>>search gits.fr.invalid cybercable.fr
>>
>
> It makes no sense to have both "domain" and "search".
>
> DES
>
jim
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Jeffrey J. Mountin
>Cyrille Lefevre <clef...@citeweb.net> writes:
> > domain gits.fr.invalid
> > search gits.fr.invalid cybercable.fr
>
>It makes no sense to have both "domain" and "search".
Pointless in fact. From resolv.conf(5):
The domain and search keywords are mutually exclusive.
If more than one instance of these keywords is present,
the last instance will override.
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Jim Bryant
> Jim Bryant wrote:
>
>>I've been running Netscape-6.2 for about 24 hours now, under -current.
>>
>>The only problem I can see is that my bookmarks got cleared [had to restore from tape] when I first ran it.
>>
>>I have seen no problems with the resolver.
>>
>
> you are lucky ;^)
>
> do you have a -stable box to try it ?
>
> Cyrille.
>
Well, the one -stable box we have around here developed a serious case of discitis, in /usr at that... The drive needs reformatted
and the whole thing needs reinstalled. Later in the week, maybe. We think it might have to do with the use of a new 1500 watt HF
linear amplifier that was messing with several computers prior to some cable re-routing, best guess is that the filesystem got hosed
during some disk writes because of the strong RF, a WinBlowz box shows similar symptoms.
Note to softupdates maintainers: strong RF fields can create situations that softupdates cannot recover from :^)
Anyhow, netscape-6.2 under -current has my seal of approval, with one caveat: make a backup of your bookmarks before installing, and
put them back after installing! The install will clear your netscape-6.1 bookmarks!
jim
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Edwin Culp
| Edwin Culp wrote:
| > Except for menus not displaying properly, it works fine here, too. I
| just
| > installed it from ports after commenting out the broken line and changing
| > the depends to linux_base-7. The menu is usable but not exactly
| intuitive.:-)
|
| are you running -stable ? is installing linux_base-7 don't break some
| other port ?
Running current 5.0.
|
| > P.S. It seems to have screwed up my bookmarks but didn't actually erase
| > them I have to look at that a bit closer. All I did was check them and
| > they we were not there and then do a tail on bookmarks.html and the last
| > one was there but not visible to netscape, so I copied it quickly but
| > still haven't tried to figure it if I lost them or not but I think not.
|
| using linux_base-6.1, I have no problem w/ menus and my bookmark file
| looks good while it is somewhat bigger then using netscape-4 (400K
| instead of 300K !)
|
| PS : in fact, it's not a resolver problem, but a TCP/IP stack problem
| since using IP addresses doesn't work also.
|
| Cyrille.
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