> Should I just create resolv.conf my hand, or should I get the one from the > bind package for whatever useful defaults (including explanatory comments) > it contains?
According to my /var/lib/dpkg/info/bind.list file (Debian 1.1), the bind package does not include /etc/resolv.conf. I think this file is build when configuring the base package from input given by the user. Any way, if you missed that part of the installation, you can build the file by hand: just create it with your favorite text editor and include a line like: nameserver xx.yy.ww.zz where xx.yy.ww.zz is the IP address of your ISP's name server. You can take a look at resolv.conf's man page (man resolv.conf) but for this you'll probably need the bind package installed. Finally, you do not need to run named (BIND) if you get connected to the Internet through your ISP and are not in a LAN. E.- -- Eloy A. Paris Information Technology Department Rockwell Automation de Venezuela Telephone: +58-2-9432311 Fax: +58-2-9430323 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]