>> I had install a CentOS 4.3. In etc/resolve.conf, the nameserver i use is >> the static IP which i was issue by the datacentre. I cant resolve any >> domain. But if i use a public DNS IP, i am able to resolve. What is wrong >> with my IP? > > What's the output of: > > dig google.com @the.ip.you.were.given > > where @the.ip.you.were.given is literally something like @1.2.3.4 ; <<>> DiG 9.2.4 <<>> google.com ;; global options: printcmd ;; Got answer: ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 36222 ;; flags: qr rd; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 0, AUTHORITY: 13, ADDITIONAL: 13 ;; QUESTION SECTION: ;google.com. IN A ;; AUTHORITY SECTION: . 192607 IN NS K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. . 192607 IN NS J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. ;; ADDITIONAL SECTION: A.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 198.41.0.4 B.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.228.79.201 C.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.33.4.12 D.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 128.8.10.90 E.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.203.230.10 F.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.5.5.241 G.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.112.36.4 H.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 128.63.2.53 I.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.36.148.17 J.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 192.58.128.30 K.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 193.0.14.129 L.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 198.32.64.12 M.ROOT-SERVERS.NET. 463865 IN A 202.12.27.33 ;; Query time: 0 msec ;; SERVER: 203.81.50.93#53(203.81.50.93) ;; WHEN: Thu Jul 20 12:34:56 2006 ;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 447 regards