At 08:33 PM 11/29/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello,
>
>
>Netscape 4.72 locks if no PPP active.
>Anyone have this problem? I do...
>I realize this is a bit long, but is intended
>that you get all the info to analyze this.
>
>I have RHLinux 6.0 with Gnome desktop
>and I'm running Netscape Communicator
>7.7-2 (an RPM version).
>
>I noticed that if I do NOT have the ppp0
>connection live (that is, I'm not connected
>to the internet, aka. not connected to my
>ISP), then when I load Netscape, it loads
>up fine, but soon as I try to click on anything,
>like File, or click on the browser background,
>etc., it locks up for a few minutes before coming
>back. Mostly just Netscape locks, and not
>Gnome too, but occationally that also occurs.
>Still I can telnet to the box and kill Netscape.
>
>Anyway, if during this time I activate ppp0
>(I'm using KPPP to dial out) then Netscape
>COME BACK AGAIN, or if I first dial out
>then I do not experience the problem.
>
>NO, I DO NOT HAVE THE HOMEPAGE SET
>to the internet, no no no..... In fact I set it first
>to a local html file, then checked off BLANK
>PAGE in preferences.
>
>I noted, using command "netstat -veenpac -i"
>that there are packets sent out over device
>eth0 and device lo, during the time Netscape
>hangs, but soon as ppp0 goes live, then that
>stops. FYI my default route is eth0 until ppp0
>goes live, then KPPP sets up ppp0 as the
>default route and removes eth0 as the default.
>(And vice versa when ppp0 is stopped, then
>KPPP makes eth0 my default route again.)
>
>Any fix for this, or is this a bad application
>problem in Netscape???
>
>THANKS
>-Jon
>
Just a quick guess - try setting the default home page in Netscape
to a blank page, or a page on your local machine.
Mikkel
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