Fw: [sclug]

[James Packham]

I think we have different definitions of 'being online'. To me it sounds
as if you're online, but you haven't yet got the ability to resolve a
URL. I think to you, you're offline - because you haven't yet got the
ability to resolve a URL and you have to type everything in by IP
address. Is this right? Or should I just shut up because I've missed
something?

Regards,

James

On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 14:12, simon wrote:
> Well the thing is james I can't even get on the internet in the first place
> so inputting the PEERDNS=YES edit still wouldn't actually help me.
> 
> Let me give you a quick run down.
> 
> when i try to connect it says address not found try again.
> Now in a forum i was in a guy gave the edit info i accidentally sent to you
> b4, the resolve.conf edit.  He was saying that my browser wouldn't rocognise
> a URL but just a standard IP octet type address.    So with the PEERDNS=YES
> thing, it wont work because i can't get my browser to go online in the first
> place to update my resolve.conf.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "James Packham" <mrjadeo at yahoo.co.uk>
> To: "SCLUG" <sclug at sclug.org.uk>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 1:31 PM
> Subject: Re: [sclug]
> 
> 
> > Sorry, didn't realise you had questions when you sent it earlier! Not my
> > day :)
> >
> > >> So when is the next meeting then,  did i see 6th
> > >> of june on the site.
> >
> > Actually I think it says the 9th.
> >
> > >>  Ahh i know what i want to ask too.  What's this
> > >>  about that i have to edit resolve.conf  with
> > >>  my ISP's DNS IP address to actually get my
> > >>  browser to recognise URL's rather than just IP
> > >>  adds.
> >
> > If you edit your interface config file with the line:
> >
> > PEERDNS=YES
> >
> > You should get the resolv.conf file updated every time you connect to
> > your provider (assuming you're on DHCP). It's just the same as you would
> > specify the DNS or set it to be specified automatically in Windows (This
> > does answer your question right?).
> >
> > Here's a help page for RH9 interface settings - they should still be
> > applicable to FC2:
> >
> >
> http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/ref-guide/s1-networksc
> ripts-interfaces.html
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > James
> >
> > On Mon, 2004-05-24 at 11:56, simon wrote:
> > > I quite like FC2 although i did make the foolhardy mistake of installing
> it
> > >  over FC1 without formatting first, what a mess that was.
> > >
> > >  It actually installed FC1+2 pretty much side by side where sometimes i
> was
> > >  in my old FC1 environment then i'd be in an FC2 environment.  i had
> dead
> > >  hardware all over the place, it was a mess.  Then i formatted it and
> it's
> > >  ok, well, i say ok ;-).   So when is the next meeting then,  did i see
> 6th
> > >  of june on the site.
> > >
> > >  Oh yeah and major stuart,  I know what your going through with your
> modem..
> > >  I'm still using windoze for my surfing,  I just can't get it up and
> running
> > >  with linux.  Alcatel usb.  I've compiled and installed my drivers but
> > >  nothing.   Ahh i know what i want to ask too.  What's this about that i
> > > have
> > >  to edit resolve.conf  with my ISP's DNS IP address to actually get my
> > >  browser to recognise URL's rather than just IP adds.
> > >
> > >
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