Re: Netscape won't work

["Charles R. Tersteeg" <aa0na arrl net>]

you might want to check the dns server names in rp3 as that is where i had
to add them for it to see the outside world

and the command for connect is /sbin/ifup ppp0 and down is /sbin/ifdown
ppp0 if ppp0 is your first connection.

chuck


Robert Krueger wrote:

> Hello,
>    I've been trying now for a month to get Netscape to work in Gnome.
> I followed all the instructions I could find, but even though it
> successfully establishes a connection to my ISP ( using RH PPP ) ,
> Netscape keeps coming up with "Can't establish connection to server
> "pop.sprynet.com".   I know this is a Gnome issue only, as I setup the
> KDE kppp dialer, and I have no problems with Netscape whatsoever.   I
> transferred all the data from my kppp installation to the Gnome dialog
> boxes for both the PPP dialer and Netscape Preferences.    I even
> started the KPPP dialer from within Gnome, established a connection, and
>
> tried to start Netscape (in Gnome), and I get the same results.   I
> tried again awhile ago, and after I logged out to restart  KDE so I
> could send this message, I noticed errors on the terminal screen, which
> I reproduced below.   (Errors are from Gnome session)
>     If anyone could help me out, I would really appreciate it.
>
> Thanks in Advance,
> Robert
>
> ***********  Errors on Terminal Screen  *******************
>
> Gnome UI - Warning:    While connecting to a session manager:
> Authentication Rejected, reason:  None of the authentication protocols
> specified are supported and host-based authentication failed.
>
> ./ifup:  command failed
>
> Gtk - warning  Invalid cast from (unknown) to 'GtkProgressBar'
> Gtk-Critical **. file  gtkprogressbar.c  line 751
> (gtk_progress_bar_update) : assertion 'GTK_IS_PROGRESS_BAR'  (pbar)
> failed.
>
> ./ifdown : command not found
>
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-ppp: command not found.
> /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifdown-post: command not found.
>
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