Unknown host error message when trying to ping Internet

[Wil McGilvery]

I performed an nslookup and this is what I got.

pcisys.net. A 216.229.32.173

Regards,

Wil McGilvery
Manager
Lynch Digital Media Inc

         

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-----Original Message-----
From: Net Llama! [mailto:netllama at linux-sxs.org] 
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:16 PM
To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org

You sure that's the right IP for the nameserver?  What happens if you try
to dig or nsloopkup?

On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote:

> Yes. I can ping 216.229.33.250 and get a reply. But if I try and ping
> "pcisys.net" (216.229.33.250 is the nameserver for pcisys.net), I get
> the "unknown host pcisys.net" error message.
>
> So how do I correct this?
>
> BOF
>
> Net Llama! wrote:
>
> >Can you ping the IPs in resolv.conf from the SuSE-8.2 box?  If not, then
> >that's your problem.
> >
> >On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I am trying to set up a Suse 8.2 desktop box, (Bob, address
> >>192.168.1.33) but am having trouble connecting to the Internet. I am
> >>not running a firewall on it.
> >>
> >>I can ping an Internet address by IP address without problem. When I
> >>try to ping by hostname I receive the error message "unknown host."
> >>
> >>I can ping other machines local to my network by both IP address and
> >>hostname without problem. One of the other machines in the network
> >>(Sam, address 192.168.1.2, RH 7.3) has no problems when pinging the
> >>Internet, either by IP address or hostname, and it can ping the Suse
> >>box without problem.
> >>
> >>My Internet access is through a NAT gateway/firewall box with address
> >>192.168.1.1 (Bill) on the internal net card, and whatever address
> >>assigned to tthe external card by my ISP using DHCP. From the firewall
> >>box, I can ping the Suse box, the RH box, and the Internet using both
> >>IP address and hostname, all without problems,
> >>
> >>The configuration files for the Suse box are set up as follows:
> >>
> >>/etc/hosts
> >>	127.0.0.1       localhost
> >>	192.168.1.1	bill.mynet.net 	bill
> >>	192.168.1.2	sam.mynet.net	sam
> >>	192.168.1.33	bob.mynet.net 	bob
> >>
> >>	# special IPv6 addresses
> >>	::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
> >>	fe00::0         ipv6-localnet
> >>	ff00::0         ipv6-mcastprefix
> >>	ff02::1         ipv6-allnodes
> >>	ff02::2         ipv6-allrouters
> >>
> >>/etc/host.conf
> >>	order hosts, bind
> >>	multi on
> >>
> >>/etc/resolv.conf
> >>	nameserver 216.229.33.250
> >>	nameserver 216.229.33.251
> >>	search local local
> >>
> >>/etc/nsswitch.conf
> >>	passwd: compat
> >>	group:  compat
> >>	hosts:  	files dns
> >>	networks:       files dns
> >>	services:       files
> >>	protocols:      files
> >>	rpc:		files
> >>	ethers:		files
> >>	netmasks:       files
> >>	netgroup:       files
> >>	publickey:	files
> >>	bootparams:     files
> >>	automount:      files nis
> >>	aliases:        files
> >>
> >>
> >>The output of netstat -nr
> >>
> >>Kernel IP routing table
> >>Destination  Gateway      Genmask       Flags   MSS Window  irtt face
> >>192.168.1.0  0.0.0.0      255.255.255.0 U       0 0          0 eth0
> >>0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1  0.0.0.0       UG      0 0          0 eth0
> >>
> >>Can anyone help me figure out what is going on?
> >>
> >>BOF
> >>
>
>
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