> More exactly, Internet browsers (I have tried Firefox and Links) can > connect to the WWW if I type the IP address as, > for example, 173.194.71.104 but cannot if I type www.google.com > > And this is strange because the host utility works as expected > (converting www.google.com into 173.194.71.104) just adding the > following "Warning: query response not set."
Do other command line tools like ping work? It looks like your DNS setup is correct but for some reason the GNOME setup isn't. Few things: - Are you using NetworkManager? Is the 'networkmanager' USE flag enabled? If so try going to Settings->Network->Wired->gear icon->IPv4 and see what the DNS settings are like. - Also in Settings->Network, see if Network proxy is (mis)configured. --Mark
