try checking for updated DNS from your ISP. I've had that problem before..outdated dns.
Charles Pelletier Tech. Coordinator St Luke's School ----- Original Message ----- From: "C KH" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:54 AM Subject: Re: Can't connect to DNS servers -- Firewall prob? > >>I added that link to /etc/rc.conf. Is there a way to reload this file > >>without rebooting? > > > >Not AFAIK. You can get the same result by manually loading the route: > > > >route add default 0.0.0.0 > > > >where 0.0.0.0 is the SMC router's IP addy. > > That worked!! I added the route to my SMC router and now DNS traffic is > working. > > However, on startup, it still hands when it tried to initialize the > hostname. In order to continue startup I have to hard break it with CTRL+C! > > _________________________________________________________________ > Choose an Internet access plan right for you -- try MSN! > http://resourcecenter.msn.com/access/plans/default.asp > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message