hi nic if yu can ping using the ip#...
just add your "dns server ip#" into /etc/resolv.conf c ya alvin On Sat, 17 Mar 2001, Nick wrote: > Hi list, > > I have an internal network setup behind linux on a single static IP > I am having problem reolving names but can ping IP's numericaly. > > I set up dhcp to allocate 192.168.1.0/24 throught the internal network > Then I setup ipchains very basic, just to get it all going > > ipchains -P forward DENY > ipchains -A forward -s 192.168.1.0/24 -j MASQ > > kernel is set to forward, echo "1" > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_forward > > So I can ping from an internal machine to any global IP address, but when it > comes to ping www.yahoo.com, get a bad host message. > > Using 192.168.1.1 as gateway for internal machines > looked at /etc/resolv.conf, looks ok > /etc/hosts > /etc/network/interfaces all good too > > route tables look ok > have 255.255.255.255 line for dhcp windozs > default gateway ok > > I can ping domain names and ip address from the linux firewall. > Just doesn't seem to want to forward those requests for the internal network > > > HELP!!! > > -Nick > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] >