On Ma, 25 oct 11, 00:54:08, Greg van Anders wrote:
> 
> I can successfully host <server> 192.168.1.254 to the above, as well
> as many others. Yet if I try to, for example, ssh to the same server I
> get "Name or service unknown". Adding -v, or -vv doesn't seem to tell
> me any more.
> 
> I find this a bit confusing.
> 
> Any other suggestions?

Yes, try this:

$ getent hosts google.com

now change your /etc/resolv.conf to point to 8.8.8.8 as a nameserver and 
try the command above again. Any changes?

Regards,
Andrei
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