need help with mac os 8.5

[nick101181]

I need some help with this. I used to have os 9 but I had to do a system recovery kinda thing. No I'm back at mac os 8.5 cause I don't have the os 9 disc anymore. anyway I got my internet connection established but when I try to surf the net with IE or netscape it won't do anything and says something about dns error. Like I can connect to the net but the browser won't do anything like go to any sites or anything, how do I fix this? thanks

[Faustus]

Depends, are you dial up, cable modem or DSL? If DSL make sure any special software they gave you is installed AND compatible with an OS that old.

[nick101181]

I use dial up. I can connect at 44 100 kbps but when I try to use IE or netscape it wont bring up any websites. thanks

[galactica]

this is pulling from YEARS ago, but you have to make sure tcp/ip is set to your PPP or dial out inorder to get an active IP

its one thing to dial out and connect, its another thing to connect and get a IP

make sure your TCP/IP control pannel is set properly and that you have a ip that refelcts your provider

169.xxx.xxx.xxx implies you dont have a proper connection as its self assigned