Subject: Re: can't resolve named hosts
From: Keary Suska (hierophant@pcisys.net)
Date: Mon Mar 04 2002 - 11:46:45 MST
on 3/3/02 8:20 PM, jchristopher@takenote.net purportedly said:
> Well, since both OSX and Windows hosts can get IPs and resolve hosts
> without the need to hard code in a DNS server, why should it be that way
> under Linux?
I did not say it *should* be that way. I simply said that it *could* be that
way. There are a number of configuration issues that could be causing this
problem. What you have been able to identify is that DNS is not working.
There is your primary clue. To properly root out the problem, I recommend a
bottom-up approach.
> Should not YellowDog get the DNS server on the fly from the DHCP server?
Yes, it should. On my system, it does. It has not yet been determined that
there is a problem with the DHCP server. That is why I recommended looking
at resolv.conf to ensure that the DNS servers are being set properly. If
they are, you can rule it out. It is then probably something else in the
resolve chain, such as nsswitch.conf. Also, if you are running a DNS server
on that system, it could happen that the resolver is using the local DNS
which may not be configured properly.
To make the most use out of this list, it pays to read responses thoroughly.
Keary Suska
Esoteritech, Inc.
"Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"
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