Re: DNS failure

[Michael Schmitz <MSchmitz@lbl.gov>]

Olson, Greger J - CLS/2 wrote:
> however DNS lookup isn't working.  According to the docs I've read, the
> resolv.conf file should contain the DNS server info.  I have both the Domain
> name, & the IP address in this file.
> 
> (Something like:)
> Domain ns.transport.com
> xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

You may be missing the host.conf file. Should contain

oder hosts,bind

to make the resolver first look into /etc/hosts before starting DNS 
requests.

> The Man pages for PON/POFF/PLOG imply there should be an options_out file
> (which PPPConfig didn't create).  I copied options to options_out, with no
> success.  Once connected I can Ping, etc. sites if I know the actual IP
> number.  I checked within OS8.1 that the name lookup was functioning at the
> ISP.  Where to now?  Thanks.

Works for me without that file. 
 
> BTW, during boot I get "Unexpected IRQ3" messages.  During PPP I get
> "Unexpected IRQ5" messages.  Neither seems to effect anything.  Is this a
> remnant of x86 code?

Nope, some strange hardware in your box Linux doesn't know about.

	Michael