Re: Unable to access the Internet with recent RISCOS test builds

On 26 October 2012 10:19, David Pitt <pittdj@pittdj.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Rob Kendrick, on 26 Oct, wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Oct 26, 2012 at 12:56:17PM +1300, Alan & Sally wrote:
> > > Hi CJ,
> > >
> > > Same result with 531. I downloaded it using 2.9, works normally. Tried
> > > 531. Still doesn't connect. No changes have been made between using the
> > > two versions. Are you using VRPC on a Mac?
> >
> > Try an earlier build, such as, say, #480? Try to find at what point the
> > problem was introduced. What is the very latest version you have tried
> > that worked?
>
> I reported the issue on the 29th September, that was a very early build
> predating the #numbered versions.
>
> mpro.mb4in900bgzx702kb.pittdj@pittdj.co.uk
>
> > I don't recall anybody doing work on the networking side of NetSurf very
> > recently, but I do recall all sorts of problems with VRPC due to the
> > "special" way it handles the internet. (Specifically, its handling of the
> > resolver address environment variable.)
>
> I guess then that VRPC uses different "special" ways on Windows and the Mac.
>
My experience is the same. (although occasionally the *first* URL
click *sometimes*
loads a page, a subsequent try times out at 30000 millisecs and I then
have to use 2.9

I'm on an iMac running Mountain Lion. I'll try windows7 later and see
what happens there.

John