From: centos-bounces at centos.org [mailto:centos-bounces at centos.org] On Behalf Of Cameron Showalter Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 11:37 AM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] CentOS 4.2 Install - Can't Surf Web Charles Sliger wrote: > > I just installed CentOS 4.2 on a system that was running RedHat 9. > > Now the browser (Mozilla Firefox) can't connect to web sites via their > name (www.google.com <http://www.google.com/>). > > It can however connect if the IP address is used (66.102.7.147). > > Also the 'dig' command times out with either the name or the IP address. > > Has anyone else seen this? > > Any pointers would be most appreciated. > > Regards, > > Chaz > > > > Charles L. Sliger, Information Systems Engineer, > chaz at bctonline.com <mailto:chaz at bctonline.com> > > "no matter where you go, there you are..." > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > verify your /etc/resolv.conf has your dns server(s) listed under nameserver. [chaz> ] Thank You! And Mia Culpa. I fat-fingered the entries and your message prompted me to take a closer look. The name resolution works now. Regards, Chaz Charles L. Sliger, Information Systems Engineer, chaz at bctonline.com "no matter where you go, there you are..." -----Original Message-----