On Fri, 2004-06-04 at 07:15, Gervase wrote: > On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 15:22, Jo Mills wrote: > > > Don't give up! > > Many thanks for joining in. Unfortunately I was impatient and > reinstalled. But, alas, the problem did not go away. > > Have you tried something along the lines of: > > host google.co.uk > > I got : Google has address 216.239.59.104 > > > > If it does work, then you could try: > > traceroute google.co.uk > > I got: traceroute: command not found. > > > > What happens is you try: > > host db.europe.clamav.net > I got: truncated; trying in TCP mode > connection timed out; no servers could be reached > > > What happens if you try: > > host 193.19.98.136 > > I got: 136.98.19.193.in-addr.arpa domain name pointer morden.dbplc.com. > > Does this tell you anything more? Others have said that my firewall is > blocking port 53, but the problem persists when I turn the firewall > off. This is strange since SuSE ship Clamav with the OS. Perhaps I > should take it up with them. > > In the meantime, is there a command specifically to test the port? And > if positive to unblock it. I see no way through the GUI. Sorry if I am > asking to be spoon-fed.
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