[linux-help] Re: Lynx/Fetchmail Connection Problem -

[Jeff Vian <jvian@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Have you checked the routing,.... Maybe the default gateway is not getting
set up and if not you won't be able to communicate.


----- Original Message -----
From: BOB GOODWIN <w2bod@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <linux-help@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 6:51 AM
Subject: [linux-help] Lynx/Fetchmail Connection Problem -


> I have a '486 with a minimal Red Hat 5.2 installation on it.
> It appears that it is connecting to AT&T all right,
> satisfying their CHAP requirements since it will stay
> connected for atleast a minute and a half an then
> disconnects normally on "ppp-off." But Fetchmail and Lynx
> never seem to know that the connection is established?
>
> Fetchmail reports -
>
> POP3 connection to postoffice.worldnet.att.net failed:
> temporary nameserver error
>
> fetchmail: Query status=2
>
> Lynx reports -
>
> Alert!: Unable to connect to remote host.
>
> lynx: Can't access startfile http://rushlimbaugh.com/
>
> I've been looking for my problem for two days and whatever
> it is evades me?  For the most part it looks  pretty much
> like the installation on this box which works perfectly but
> obviously I am missing something. I've had problems when
> /etc/resolv.conf was not in the right directory [was in
> etc/ppp/] but it looks ok.
>
> Any suggestion appreciated.
>
>
> Bob Goodwin - Durant, Florida
>
> Red Hat Linux release 7.0
> Kernel 2.2.16-22 i586
>
>
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