Re: [LUG] resolv.conf

["paul" <psutton@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

ok,  /etc/resolv.conf just contains the following
80.84.72.20
80.84.64.20

will have a look through my red hat 6 book and try and correct the file

paul
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alex Charrett" <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <list@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2002 7:33 PM
Subject: Re: [LUG] resolv.conf


> This sounds horribly familar of having misspelt "nameserver" in
> /etc/resolv.conf.
>
> gethostbyname isn't a shell command its a C funtion, try using "host".
>
> Alex.
>
> On Sat, 25 May 2002, Paul Sutton wrote:
>
> > OK grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
> > give me
> > hosts:    files dns
> >  which sounds ok to me
> >
> > typeing nslookup gives
> > default server: linux
> > address 0.0.0.0
> >
> > i tried typing nslookup 80.84.72.20 gives
> > server : [80.84.72.20]
> > address 80.84.72.20
> > but this failed on repeated attempts,
> >
> > otoh using 80.84.64.20
> > i get  told it can't find this address.
> >
> > for some reason i am now having problems with the 72.20 and 64.20
addresses.
> > as above one worked.  i really don't understand what i am doing.
> >
> > if I ping one of these ip addresses in the resolv.conf e,g
> > 80.84.64.20
> > i send 11 packet and recieve 11,  from my limited understanding of this,
> > this is correct
> >
> > i dont have gethostbyname!
> >
> > paul
> >
> > > > section of your nsswitch.conf
> > > >
> > > > $ grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
> > > > hosts:      files nisplus nis dns
> > > >
> > > > for example.
> > >
> > > Indeed. A good test is to do an nslookup which does not use a resolver
> > > and host, which uses gethostbyname. If the nslookup works and host
> > > fails, the resolver config is bad.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
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