Unknown host error message when trying to ping Internet

[bof]

pcisys.net uses 216.229.32.173 as their mail server. Their DNS server is 
216.229.33.250.

If I try to dig or nslookup "pcisys.net" I get a "connection timed out. 
no servers could be reached" message.

Wil McGilvery wrote:

>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
>
>         
>
>416-744-7949
>416-716-3964 (cell)
>1-866-314-4678
>416-744-0406  FAX
>www.LynchDigital.com
>
>
>
>-----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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