[H-GEN] Stalling Netscape

[Jason Henry Parker]

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> Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 18:51:58 +1000
> From: Martin Pool <mbp at samba.org>
> To: general at lists.humbug.org.au
> Subject: Re: [H-GEN] Stalling Netscape
> Message-ID: <20010413185158.D7569 at va.samba.org>

> On 13 Apr 2001, Conor Cunningham <cunningham at uq.net.au> wrote:
> 
> > Since ive had Linux Redhat 7.0 up and running with GNOME as my window
> > manager ive had problems reaching websites.
> > 
> > In netscape it keeps saying stalled and takes a long time, and sometimes
> > doesnt even make it to viewing a web page.
> 
> There are a few possibilities.  As Jason pointed out, it would be
> helpful to know how you're connecting to the net, and whether other
> programs on your machine are working or no.
> 
> A common reason for network programs to stall is DNS problems.  Check
> that your DNS servers are configured properly in /etc/resolv.conf,
> matching the settings for your ISP or LAN.  
> 
> If you're behind a firewall then you should give more details about
> that.  For example, is it transparently masquerading, is there a web
> proxy, is there a nameserver on it, and so on.
> 
> Do other network applications like mail or ftp work?  What about web
> access through lynx?
> 
> What's the output from 
> 
>   netstat -tau
> 
> while Netscape is stalled?  (That tells you something about which
> network operations are in progress.)
> 
> > If anyone has any information it would be great to hear from you.
> 
> Any information at all?  You're writing an encyclopedia?  ;-)
> 
> --
> Martin

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