Re: Netscape startup hangs
I haven't been following this thread, so i gotta ask exactly where does
it hang? I have had many netscape hangs right after you click the first
time and it tries to load the "start" page. What happens in most cases
is netscape goes out to try to resolve 5 or 6 various domain
names(*.netscape.com stuff mostly) to test to make sure your DNS is
working, and it can hang there(sometimes for minutes). Even if your DNS
is working it still may hang, i suggest runnign strace on it to see.
strace netscape
i have had this kind of lockup for a loooong time, but i don't remember
it happening ever since i moved to debian 2.2, it uses a different
versionof netscape(static motif ? i think), the generic one from
netscape.com for linux(the versions ive tried) had this problem, but
when using the static motif version(also when using netscape for solaris
or IRIX) i never had the problem.
nate
Jonathan Markevich wrote:
>
> Nope, remember there's no startup page... the box is empty and the radio
> button says Blank page. I also tried with localhost in there.
>
> On Thu, Aug 24, 2000 at 02:27:17PM -0700, Michael Smith wrote:
> > Fire up netscape, go to edit>preferences. Select navigator. There should be an
> > option "Browser Starts With:" Set that to "Blank Page". You might have to restart
> > netscape for it to take effect, but you have to restart it anyway (you can go
> > file>new>browserwindow) to see if it worked.
> >
> > Jonathan Markevich wrote:
> >
> > > I'm trying to convert a spare old 486 into a freesco box (with diald), but the
> > > problem is; I would like to be able to launch Netscape to administer the
> > > thing (or read offline HTML pages) *without* dialing. Right now it hangs
> > > for a few minutes before it gives up and lets me use it.
> > >
> > > When I have this pointing directly to my modem, it's not a problem, it
> > > realizes there's no interface for it to use, so it lets me work with it
> > > offline, but when I enable a gateway through my NIC -- sigh.
> > >
> > > How can I prevent it from trying to hit (home.netscape.com? Or something
> > > like that?) the Internet until I'm good and ready?
> > >
> > > P.S. there is NO startup page set.
>
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