Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-11-08 Thread Bob Proulx
Andrei Popescu wrote: > Tom H wrote: > > > # grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > > > hosts: files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 > > ... > > "dns" isn't being queried because you've got avahi installed and so > > when it's queried through "mdns4_minimal" and the host's ip isn't > >

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-11-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 25 oct 11, 00:54:08, Greg van Anders wrote: > > I can successfully host 192.168.1.254 to the above, as well > as many others. Yet if I try to, for example, ssh to the same server I > get "Name or service unknown". Adding -v, or -vv doesn't seem to tell > me any more. > > I find this a bit

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-11-08 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Lu, 24 oct 11, 21:50:15, Tom H wrote: > > > # grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > > hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 > > I'm glad that you or someone else thought of asking for the above > because it slipped my mind and I think that it identifies the problem. > (Ever

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-26 Thread Camaleón
El 2011-10-25 a las 14:25 -0400, Greg van Anders escribió: (sending back to the list and correcting the top-posting ;-) ) > On Tue, Oct 25, 2011 at 11:31 AM, Camaleón wrote: > > On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:54:08 -0400, Greg van Anders wrote: > > > > (...) > > > >> I can successfully host 192.168.1.2

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-25 Thread Camaleón
On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:54:08 -0400, Greg van Anders wrote: (...) > I can successfully host 192.168.1.254 to the above, as well as > many others. Yet if I try to, for example, ssh to the same server I get > "Name or service unknown". Adding -v, or -vv doesn't seem to tell me any > more. > > I fi

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Greg van Anders
Hi Bob, Tom and Carlos, Thanks! See below: On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Greg van Anders wrote: >> I didn't install a DNS server and I am connecting via DHCP. > > Good.  DHCP should automatically provide you with a nameserver.  And > hopefully that nameserver will be work

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 8:58 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Greg van Anders wrote: >> >> # grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf >> hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 > > I have never seen the mdns4 parts installed upon a pristine install of > Debian.  I can only guess that something

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 7:29 PM, Greg van Anders wrote: > Thanks Bob and Tom. You're welcome. > # grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > hosts:          files mdns4_minimal [NOTFOUND=return] dns mdns4 I'm glad that you or someone else thought of asking for the above because it slipped my mind and I

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Bob Proulx wrote: > Greg van Anders wrote: > > # cat /etc/resolv.conf > > # Generated by NetworkManager > > nameserver 192.168.1.254 Oh. Your DHCP server isn't configured with a local domain name. That is fine. But it might be better if it has one. Then it would include a 'search' line in the

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Greg van Anders wrote: > I didn't install a DNS server and I am connecting via DHCP. Good. DHCP should automatically provide you with a nameserver. And hopefully that nameserver will be working! That would be extra nice. But it is possible that it hasn't. > # dpkg -l bind The package name is

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Carlos Bergero
Ok, so you have install what seems to be a desktop Linux machine, behind a router/firewall of you home/office, in any case mos default instalations would set the DNS server in the file /etc/resolv.conf if you dont have this then you miss something or something else is resolving in its place, in

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Greg van Anders
Thanks Bob and Tom. I didn't install a DNS server and I am connecting via DHCP. The results of the various commands are below. Thanks for your help! Greg # dpkg -l bind Desired=Unknown/Install/Remove/Purge/Hold | Status=Not/Inst/Conf-files/Unpacked/halF-conf/Half-inst/trig-aWait/Trig-pend |/ E

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Tom H
On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 4:55 PM, Greg van Anders wrote: > > I'm a bit embarrassed to be asking this question, but I just did a > brand new installation of Squeeze. The install seemed to go fine and I > didn't notice any problems. > > Upon booting, however, I don't seem to be able to resolve any ho

Re: Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Bob Proulx
Greg van Anders wrote: > I just did a brand new installation of Squeeze. The install seemed > to go fine and I didn't notice any problems. Did you select, at the task selection menu, the "DNS Server" task? You should be able to resolve names in both cases but the debug route is different in the di

Weird DNS error?

2011-10-24 Thread Greg van Anders
Hi, I'm a bit embarrassed to be asking this question, but I just did a brand new installation of Squeeze. The install seemed to go fine and I didn't notice any problems. Upon booting, however, I don't seem to be able to resolve any hosts other than www.debian.org and security.debian.org. If I br