You sure that's the right IP for the nameserver? What happens if you try to dig or nsloopkup?
On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote: > Yes. I can ping 216.229.33.250 and get a reply. But if I try and ping > "pcisys.net" (216.229.33.250 is the nameserver for pcisys.net), I get > the "unknown host pcisys.net" error message. > > So how do I correct this? > > BOF > > Net Llama! wrote: > > >Can you ping the IPs in resolv.conf from the SuSE-8.2 box? If not, then > >that's your problem. > > > >On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote: > > > > > >>I am trying to set up a Suse 8.2 desktop box, (Bob, address > >>192.168.1.33) but am having trouble connecting to the Internet. I am > >>not running a firewall on it. > >> > >>I can ping an Internet address by IP address without problem. When I > >>try to ping by hostname I receive the error message "unknown host." > >> > >>I can ping other machines local to my network by both IP address and > >>hostname without problem. One of the other machines in the network > >>(Sam, address 192.168.1.2, RH 7.3) has no problems when pinging the > >>Internet, either by IP address or hostname, and it can ping the Suse > >>box without problem. > >> > >>My Internet access is through a NAT gateway/firewall box with address > >>192.168.1.1 (Bill) on the internal net card, and whatever address > >>assigned to tthe external card by my ISP using DHCP. From the firewall > >>box, I can ping the Suse box, the RH box, and the Internet using both > >>IP address and hostname, all without problems, > >> > >>The configuration files for the Suse box are set up as follows: > >> > >>/etc/hosts > >> 127.0.0.1 localhost > >> 192.168.1.1 bill.mynet.net bill > >> 192.168.1.2 sam.mynet.net sam > >> 192.168.1.33 bob.mynet.net bob > >> > >> # special IPv6 addresses > >> ::1 localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback > >> fe00::0 ipv6-localnet > >> ff00::0 ipv6-mcastprefix > >> ff02::1 ipv6-allnodes > >> ff02::2 ipv6-allrouters > >> > >>/etc/host.conf > >> order hosts, bind > >> multi on > >> > >>/etc/resolv.conf > >> nameserver 216.229.33.250 > >> nameserver 216.229.33.251 > >> search local local > >> > >>/etc/nsswitch.conf > >> passwd: compat > >> group: compat > >> hosts: files dns > >> networks: files dns > >> services: files > >> protocols: files > >> rpc: files > >> ethers: files > >> netmasks: files > >> netgroup: files > >> publickey: files > >> bootparams: files > >> automount: files nis > >> aliases: files > >> > >> > >>The output of netstat -nr > >> > >>Kernel IP routing table > >>Destination Gateway Genmask Flags MSS Window irtt face > >>192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0 > >>0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0 > >> > >>Can anyone help me figure out what is going on? > >> > >>BOF > >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Linux-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users > -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lonni J Friedman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Step-by-step & TyGeMo http://netllama.ipfox.com _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
