Re: Nameservers

[Pierfrancesco Caci <ik5pvx@penny.ik5pvx.ampr.org>]

:-> "SamBozo" == SamBozo Debian User <peacemkr@wcc.net> writes:

    > I have a new install of debian 2.2 potato on another box. 
    > It has the same nameserver entrys in /etc/resolve.config ... as this box
    > has. 
    > But it won't resolve ip's. 
    > I had to use  "ftp://207.XXX.XXX.XXX/debian potato main"   
    > as my entry in /etc/apt/sources.list   
    > just to get "apt-get update" would work.

    > Any idea where I should look for my error?

/etc/resolv.conf should contain ip addresses; if it contains names,
these names should be present in /etc/hosts and /etc/nsswitch.conf
should point to files _before_ dns

If you need further hints, you should provide further info

Pf



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