Re: DNS
Ralph Winslow wrote:
>
> Having finally got pppd working, I tried to deselect using ftp to load
> up some more goodies (i.e. netscape) but found that the ftp connection
> failed. Upon running ftp ftp.debian.org, I got a message to the effect
> that the site was unknown to the nameserver. /etc/resolv.conf has lines
> of the form "nameserver 203.133.64.1" where the 32-bit # is the same as
> that which works for me under W95. A clew, please, sirs (and madams).
>
> TIA, Ralph rjw@nac.net
The file /etc/host.conf tells the hostname resolution system where to
look for hosts. It will have a line "order xxxxx[, yyyyy]..." which
on my system is "order hosts, bind". If "bind" is not present then
DNS servers will not be consulted to resolve hostnames.
--
Jens B. Jorgensen
jjorgens@bdsinc.com
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