On Fri February 15 2008, Douglas A. Tutty wrote: > > /etc/resolv.conf: > > nameserver 192.168.10.1 > > > > What box is this^^^^^^?
that is my netgear wireless router WGR614 V6 > > > :/etc# cat networks > > default 0.0.0.0 > > loopback 127.0.0.0 > > link-local 169.254.0.0 > > > what is this ^^^^^^^ beats the H&LL out of me! > > > It sounds like your box has conflicting config tools installed. If you > are using dhcp, then you can't go making up nameserver lines that don't > match or you won't have DNS. > I don't remember doing anything except the normal install. This is a Dell desktop I bought back about a year ago. Duo-Core pentium, only 1 network card. > There are many possible ways to configure the network. You have to > choose one way, announce that way to us, so that only those of us > familiar with your method can help. Most of us here know about the > 'geeky" way (as someone put it) with just the plain files. If you use a > GUI tool, then either remove it (them) or tell us what you want to use. > Don't mix and match or it won't work. I've used VI for over 25 years, used to do UNIX admin for AT&T way back when 3B2's were around and we put UNIX Sys V/386 on intel boxes.. I don't use GUI tools if I can help it. -- Paul Cartwright Registered Linux user # 367800 Registered Ubuntu User #12459