add your DNS's to /etc/resolv.conf : nameserver 1.2.3.4 nameserver 5.6.7.8
if you dont know the Domain name servers of your isp its easiest to do a WHOIS on the domain (from a machine that has a working DNS config) and then resolve the names internic gives you and use them. nate On Wed, 29 Dec 1999, Joseph de los Santos wrote: jh0u >Greetings! jh0u > jh0u >I need help...I can ping ip addresses but can't seem to ping the equivalent jh0u >domain name. any help would be greatly appreciated. jh0u >______________________________________________________ jh0u >Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com jh0u > jh0u > jh0u >-- jh0u >Unsubscribe? mail -s unsubscribe [EMAIL PROTECTED] < /dev/null jh0u > ----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- Vice President Network Operations http://www.firetrail.com/ Firetrail Internet Services Limited http://www.aphroland.org/ Everett, WA 425-348-7336 http://www.linuxpowered.net/ Powered By: http://comedy.aphroland.org/ Debian 2.1 Linux 2.0.36 SMP http://yahoo.aphroland.org/ -----------------------------------------[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] ]-- 3:03pm up 132 days, 2:57, 3 users, load average: 1.70, 1.64, 1.53
