Netscape 4.79 configuration problem

I have just purchased a new Computer with WinXP. When I try to connect to the Internet via Netscape 4.79, it doesn't trigger my dialer. Instead, I get this error message: "Netscape is unable to locate the server www.google.com ". My ISP is peoplepc.com. To use Netscape (In. Expl. works okay), I must first connect directly via the dialer, then go to Netscape.

I must have it configured wrong, but don't know how to fix it.

 

Hi abay,

From Holger Metzger

4.14. Windows 2000/XP: Autodialing

In Windows 2000/XP the autodialing process is different from Win9x. In Win9x autodialing was set in Control Panel --> Internet Options --> Connections, but it's completely different in Windows 2000/XP.

To force automatic dialing when a program such as Netscape requires a TCP/IP connection do the following:
In Control Panel --> Administrative Tools --> Services, look for the following services:

* Remote Access Connection Manager
* Remote Access Auto Connection Manager
* Telephony

Set all those services to "automatic ". Now you can even set "Never dial a connection" in Internet options, the dial out process is independant to this option. You will notice that the interface for dialing out is different than the standard IE interface.

For DSL:
Disable TCP/IP for the DSL network card, since it only serves as a virtual modem for the DSL connection. If you have a LAN connected to your PC be careful not to deactivate TCP/IP for the local area network: If you have DSL and LAN you should have two network cards in your PC, one is for the DSL, the other for the LAN, so make sure you deactivate TCP/IP for the right card (the DSL card, for example "LAN Connection 1" or "LAN connection 2 ").
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There is is also a script for the prefs.js file listed at the bottom of this Article. However, this is intended for Netscape 7.0 and Mozilla, not Communicator.

HTH,

Ramona