You can also try to edit /etc/resolv.conf and put there lines: nameserver ip.of.dns.server1 nameserver ip.of.dns.server2 Does that help? (Sorry, I never used progeny or etherconf ) On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 11:22:01PM -0400, Andrew wrote: > I am running Progeny Debian 1.0 with cable connection. > > First I could not ping or resolve host names. So I ran > the command: > > dpkg-reconfigure etherconf > > I selected the Automatic setup. > I did not enter the name for my dns server. When everything was done I could > ping but I cannot use ftp or ssh. These are the error messages I am getting: > > ftp:ftp.ssh.org: Host name Lookup failure > ssh:genesis.com: Temporary failure in name resolution. > > I went back and ran dpkg-reconfigure again and put in a dns server name but > I still receive the same error message. > > I checked my /etc/hosts file and I see my loopback IP address but the dns > servers are not correct. It says that I cannot adjust the information at the > top but if I edit below my input will be entered. > > I'm confused. Can anyone help me? > > > Thanks, > Wildjsse. > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org -- GPG key-id: 1024D/5BE3DCFD Dmitriy CCAB 5F17 A099 9E43 1DBE 295C 9A21 2F1C 5BE3 DCFD Free Dmitry Sklyarov! http://www.boycottadobe.com
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