Re: pinging a domain name
add the DNS servers to /etc/resolv.conf
e.g.
nameserver 1.2.3.4
nameserver 5.6.7.8
to find your isp's name servers ask them or do a WHOIS on their
domain. test it by using the nslookup utility (nslookup www.debian.org
for ex.)
nate
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On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, pplaw wrote:
> debs,
>
> through pon (config'd with pppconfig), i can ping my isp's addy
> (207.76.102.251), but i can't ping the domain (www.pcisys.net) (or any
> other domain, including www.debian.org). therefore, i can't have a
> successful apt with dselect.
>
> how do i config linux to connect to domain names and not just to ip
> addy's.
>
> ia, t.
>
> bentley taylor
>
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