[CentOS] DNS resolve.conf not working

[chrism at imntv.com]

Ed Morrison wrote:
>
>> Then find out why 192.168.1.4 doesn't answer you.
>> Or throw that IP address out of your resolv.conf.
>>
>> Ralph
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> That is kind of the point.  It doesn't matter which dns servers I 
> query with my 4.4 boxes they will not resolve but these same dns 
> servers resolve queries for my other boxes.  The problem only occurs 
> with the 4.4 upgraded boxes and only since they were upgraded to 4.4:
>
> [root at ftp ~]# host www.centos.org 192.168.1.4
> [root at ftp ~]# host www.centos.org 65.106.1.196
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> [root at ftp ~]# host www.centos.org 65.106.7.196
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> [root at ftp ~]# host www.centos.org 66.81.0.251
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> [root at ftp ~]# host www.centos.org 66.81.0.252
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> [root at ftp ~]#

See my most recent reply.  Turn off the firewall on the affected box and 
see if DNS queries "wake up".  If it does, then fix your firewall 
config.  :)

Cheers,