If you are getting your IP addresses via DHCP (from your ISP) then the
initialization resets your /etc/resolv.conf file.
Check to see that it correctly lists the IP's of the ISP's DNS server.
If not put them there...
I.E.
NAMESERVER 1xx.xxx.xxx.xxx
Then run NSLOOKUP and see if you get a response.
Remember if nslookup gives you errors, then nothing else will work right. In
turn this means that your resolver is misconfigured.
-JMS
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Franki
Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 10:20 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [newbie] I've lost all DNS !!!! Help...
Hi all,
I have a probem that is driving me nuts...
For no apparent reason, I have no DNS on my server.. I am not running a DNS
server, it is just supposed to pass on requests to my ISP's DNS server...
I can ping my ISP's name servers IP's no problem...
but if I try to ping anything else, like hotmail.com or whitepages.com it
comes back "host unknown"
my isp has 3 name servers and I have tried them all and none make a
difference...
can anyone make any suggestions with regards as to where I might look to
find the problem?
I am abit lost as to what to try next,, the only thing that works, is to put
ALL possible domains in the /etc/hosts file as that works,, but its not my
idea of fun.
Can anyone give me some suggestions to try?
kindest regards
Frank Hauptle
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