Re: Broken web browsing
Tom Allard wrote:
>
> I have a machine for my in-laws that I built using Slink and I got them
> an account on MindSpring for their web browsing pleasure (about all they
> will use this machine for other than Word Perfect).
>
> My problem is that I can't get any web browsers to work. I use wvdial
> to connect to MindSpring and the ppp connection seems fine. I can use
> telnet, ssh and ftp to connect to sites on the internet. My resolv.conf
> seems to work fine and I can use "nslookup" to find the IP addresses of
> any site.
>
> I just can't get "http:" to work. I've tried using Netscape, kfm, lynx
> and wget and they all fail. Netscape, for example, will wait for a
> long time and eventually come back with "document contains no data".
>
> I can use my own machine (also Slink) and the same MindSpring account
> and I have no problems. I have also tried using my wife's account @ GMU
> for dialup with the exact same results.
>
> I am trying to connect without using any proxies. I've made sure that
> none of the browsers are trying to use any proxies.
>
> What am I missing?
>
> rgds-- TA (tallard@frb.gov)
> I don't speak for the Federal Reserve Board, it doesn't speak for me.
You say you can "nslookup" the sites; can you "ping" any of them?
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