>>
>> hi all,
>>
>> Sorry to come back to the list again. Just a little glitch really, but it
>> has me stumped... I can't get IP name resolution working properly. (All I
>> want to do is resolve IP addresses using an available nameserver.)
>>
>> I can connect to machines on the local ethernet fine, using numeric IP
>> addresses (can't see outside the local domain, due to the firewall, but
>> that's another story..). Also, I can connect using name instead of number
>> for a couple of machines I put into /etc/hosts by hand.
>>
>> My /etc/host.conf file says
>> order hosts,bind
>> multi on
>>
>> and /etc/resolv.conf says
>> search bath.ac.uk
>> nameserver 138.38.32.3,138.38.32.46
Try
nameserver 138.38.32.3
nameserver 138.38.32.46
instead. That is what is working for me.
>>
>> I know the nameservers are ok, from doing
>> nslookup - 138.38.32.3
>>
>> So, looking in /etc/hosts for hostnames is working, and the local
>> nameservers are working and reachable... But something somewhere is
>> clearly not connecting... Can anyone suggest what?
>>
>> eternally grateful, ;)
>>
>> --
>> Andrew [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>
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