[CentOS] Re: centos 4.4 dns problem -

[Bob Goodwin]

MrKiwi wrote:
> Bob Goodwin wrote:
>> Les Mikesell wrote:
>>> Scott Silva wrote:
>>>> Bob Goodwin spake the following on 3/20/2007 3:22 PM:
>>>>> I've just installed Centos 4.4 on a computer, replacing FC6, and the
>>>>> first thing I find is that DNS does not work no matter what I have in
>>>>> /etc/resolv.conf.  It should at least work with my ISP's assigned 
>>>>> server
>>>>> but doesn't.  Numerical URL's work via the browser and ping.  Is 
>>>>> there
>>>>> something else I need to attend to?
>>>>>
>>>>> I hope this is the right list for such questions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob Goodwin
>>>
>>>> Named isn't started by default, even if you install 
>>>> caching-nameserver.
>>>
>>> Named doesn't need to be running if your /etc/resolv.conf points 
>>> elsewhere.  Do you have firewalls blocking port 53?
>>>
>>> 'dig' is usually a reasonable diagnostic tool.
>>>
>> I tried disabling the firewall, still nothing.
>>
>> dig just reports "connection timed out; no servers could be reached"
>>
>> Bob
>
> post these;
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
> cat /etc/nsswitch.conf |grep -v ^#
>
> MrKiwi
cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 12.189.32.61


cat /etc/nsswitch.conf |grep -v ^#

.........

hosts:   files dns

.........

I have to type these manually since Centos is on another computer.

Bob
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