Re: Internet connection on Linux

On Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:37:27 -0700, CCW wrote:

Thanks for the replies.

My /etc/resolv.conf is:

; generated by /sbin/dhclient-script
nameserver 208.67.222.222
nameserver 208.67.220.220

They are the IP addresses of Open DNS (http://www.opendns.com/).

Running
%> host www.yahoo.com 208.67.222.222

gives:

Using domain server:
Name: 208.67.222.222
Address: 208.67.222.222#53
Aliases:

www.yahoo.com is an alias for www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net
www.yahoo-ht3.akadns.net has address 87.248.113.14

I get a similar response from 208.67.220.220

Does this provide any more info?

Thanks,
Chris



.... that all looks right... you said in the original message:

"I can access websites / ping by ip address but not by name."
.... and it's not a /etc/resolv.conf issue.. then it's a strange one...

What happens when you do:
host www.yahoo.com
and not specify a name server.... in theory... it should pick one from
your /etc/resolv.conf file if it's reading it.

maybe your config is really screwed up and your not looking at your
/etc/resolv.conf file... do this:
cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | grep hosts | grep -v "#"
and see what you get. I get:
cat /etc/nsswitch.conf | grep hosts | grep -v "#"
hosts: files dns
which says to look in the /etc/hosts file and then do a dns lookup
if it's not found... what does your config show for that?

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