All is joy, Browsing "tasksel" I looked at the info on the DNS packages. "dnsutils - Utilities for Querying DNS Servers" was one of the entrys. I tried an "apt-get install dnsutils" error was it was already installed. So I thought I'd try removal and reinstallation. After "apt-get remove dnsutils" ... and before "apt-get install dnsutils" ... just for the heck of it I tried a "whois" ... AND THE BLOODY THING WORKED!
No I don't understand, but at least it's working now. Anyone wish to enlighten me on the why's? Thanks for everyones help and patience. Sam Morgan http://www.wcc.net/~peacemkr