You need to stick a nameserver in your /etc/resolve.conf and a few hosts maybe
to your /etc/hosts .
especially take a look at the /etc/resolve.conf that where your machine looks
for a nameserver. im not sure how IRIX does it, but in every unix ive used its
/etc/resolve.conf
late
On 07-Jan-99 Fenglou Mao wrote:
> Dear all,
> This question may not be asked here, but I can not find a list
> to ask.
>
> I have a SGI O2 install IRIX 6.5, I setup a DNS server,
> when I use "nslookup" in local machine, I can find any computer,
> but "ping", "telnet", "netscape" can all not resolve any computer name.
> Why, why,....?
>
> Thank you for all reply!
>
> Sincerely Yours,
>
> FengLou Mao
> *******************************
> ADD:Mr. FengLou Mao
> Peking University
> BeiJing
> P.R.China
> Tel:86-10-62751490
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