Re: DNS setup

2004-03-26 Thread Alexis Huxley
> I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf exists and > the > ISPs servers are added automatically. > Now have no clue what to check. Any ideas? Move /etc/host.conf to /etc/host.conf.off and post the contents of running 'grep hosts: /etc/nsswitch.conf'. Alexis htt

Re: DNS setup

2004-03-26 Thread Anthony Campbell
On 25 Mar 2004, H. S. wrote: > Apparently, [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/25/04 18:52,typed: > >I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf > >exists and the > >ISPs servers are added automatically. > >Now have no clue what to check. Any ideas? > > > >(I installed from Knoppix

Re: DNS setup

2004-03-25 Thread H. S.
Apparently, [EMAIL PROTECTED], on 03/25/04 18:52,typed: I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf exists and the ISPs servers are added automatically. Now have no clue what to check. Any ideas? (I installed from Knoppix with the new Debian installer, and could connect

Re: DNS setup

2004-03-25 Thread Kent West
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf exists and the ISPs servers are added automatically. Now have no clue what to check. Any ideas? Can you ping the ISP's DNS servers by IP? -- Kent -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] w

Re: DNS setup

2004-03-25 Thread Kent West
Monique Y. Herman wrote: On 2004-03-25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] penned: I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf exists and the ISPs servers are added automatically. Now have no clue what to check. Any ideas? (I installed from Knoppix with the new Debian installer, and

Re: DNS setup

2004-03-25 Thread Monique Y. Herman
On 2004-03-25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] penned: > I can connect and ping IPs, but DNS does not resolve. /etc/resolv.conf > exists and the ISPs servers are added automatically. Now have no clue > what to check. Any ideas? > > (I installed from Knoppix with the new Debian installer, and could > connect und

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-29 Thread DU
On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 10:25:27PM +0100, Matthew Sackman wrote: > On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 04:21:13AM -0400, Debian User wrote: > > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 09:06:11PM +0100, Matthew Sackman wrote: > > > BIND doesn't care less whether you own the domain name or not. Just so > > > long as it's not go

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-24 Thread Matthew Sackman
On Mon, Jun 24, 2002 at 04:21:13AM -0400, Debian User wrote: > On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 09:06:11PM +0100, Matthew Sackman wrote: > > BIND doesn't care less whether you own the domain name or not. Just so > > long as it's not going to come across another DNS server that thinks > > someone else other

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-24 Thread Debian User
On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 09:06:11PM +0100, Matthew Sackman wrote: > BIND doesn't care less whether you own the domain name or not. Just so > long as it's not going to come across another DNS server that thinks > someone else other than you owns it. For that reason it's a good idea > (TM) to use an i

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-23 Thread Donald R. Spoon
Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, I wondering if I can setup a dns server on my home network even though I don't have a registered domain name? Is this possible? I guess all I would need to do is install bind or something? Any help would be appreciated!! Thanks Mike Yes. I did

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-23 Thread Matthew Sackman
On Sun, Jun 23, 2002 at 12:40:18PM -0700, Mike Egglestone wrote: > > Hi, > I wondering if I can setup a dns server on my home network > even though I don't have a registered domain name? > Is this possible? > > I guess all I would need to do is install bind or something? > Any help would be appre

Re: dns setup with domain name

2002-06-23 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Mike Egglestone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2002.06.23.2140 +0200]: > I wondering if I can setup a dns server on my home network > even though I don't have a registered domain name? > Is this possible? yes. use something like egglestone.home as the domain name. you could use egglestone.com, b

Re: DNS setup help

2000-07-29 Thread montgomery f. tidwell
Howdy, Mark Brown wrote: > > DNS lookups go out on UDP and TCP port 53. If you're firewalling that > out you won't be able to look up names. If you want to forward DNS > lookups with BIND, set the "forwarders" option in the configuration > file. If you're not running a nameserver then you can

Re: DNS setup help

2000-07-29 Thread Mark Brown
On Sat, Jul 29, 2000 at 09:23:34AM -0700, montgomery f. tidwell wrote: > i'm trying to configure a Q650 as a firewall. i think that i have the > ipchains stuff working correctly, but i can't get DNS lookups to > isn't there a easy way to set it up so that DNS queries are passed to > my ISPs name

RE: DNS setup help

2000-07-29 Thread Pollywog
On 29-Jul-2000 montgomery f. tidwell wrote: > Howdy, > > i'm trying to configure a Q650 as a firewall. i think that i have the > ipchains stuff working correctly, but i can't get DNS lookups to > work. i can ping ip#'s but if i try to ping a site by name > (www.yahoo.com) > it just hangs for a l

Re: DNS setup question

2000-01-30 Thread aphro
if i understand what your asking you should be able to nslookup server domain.com where domain.com is the domain you want to lookup. the DNS will tell you what it thinks the IP is. if it is configured right it will show what you expect. the server command tells nslookup to change it's default

RE: DNS setup question

2000-01-30 Thread Glen S Mehn
If you set up your DNS server correctly with the IPs that you want, and tell it that it's the SOA record for animedia.com, then it'll point itself and any 'puters that point to it as primary DNS to the IP address, regardless of the root servers. It's a good way to test your DNS setup. You can also