Unknown Host Error
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| Author | Content |
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| questioner Aug 07, 2006 3:16 PM EDT |
hey guys, I have a computer that has debian KDE, but i cannot connect to the internet. Everytime i try it gives me a unknown host error and im not sure what to do. Any suggestions? |
| jimf Aug 07, 2006 3:29 PM EDT |
what kind of connection do you (or should you) have? |
| questioner Aug 07, 2006 3:49 PM EDT |
i have a DSL connection. It works fine with my other(windows) computers but not with this one. |
| herzeleid Aug 07, 2006 3:57 PM EDT |
This sounds like a very simple configuration issue. What are the exact contents of the file /etc/resolv.conf? |
| questioner Aug 07, 2006 3:59 PM EDT |
search westlandindustries.com nameserver 10.10.10.1 |
| sbergman27 Aug 07, 2006 4:06 PM EDT |
Who's westlandindustries? |
| herzeleid Aug 07, 2006 4:08 PM EDT |
OK, let's assume for a moment that it can reach 10.10.10.1 - what happens when you type e.g. nslookup oru.edu ? |
| questioner Aug 07, 2006 4:16 PM EDT |
haha company i started working for recently. I must be doing something wrong because it is returning command not found :( It did that with ifconfig, but i used su and then it worked, that doesnt work for this command though. |
| cyber_rigger Aug 07, 2006 4:21 PM EDT |
I have had ISPs that would lock my leased IP to my mac address.
I would have to call them to get a new DHCP lease (with a different network card) if I switched machines. Have you tried rebooting your DSL modem (power off, power on) before you boot your computer? Sometimes this will force a new DHCP lease for the new mac address. |
| sbergman27 Aug 07, 2006 4:23 PM EDT |
Are you on westandindustries' network now? What does: $ ping 72.14.203.99 do? What does: $ ping google.com do? |
| questioner Aug 07, 2006 4:28 PM EDT |
thnx for your help guys, i really appriciate this ^_^ cyber: havnt done that yet, ill try it out if all else fails sber: yes i am, cant reach them. I realized a few seconds ago that i might have set this up with the DMZ (10.10.10.1) so that might be why it wont work with a regular connection >.< if thats the case i should shoot myself. Ill test it out now |
| questioner Aug 07, 2006 4:34 PM EDT |
omg....that was it. I am a complete idiot! Thanks for all your help guys everything is fine now, sans my inteligence -.-'' You all where every helpful ^_^ |
| pogson Aug 08, 2006 7:54 PM EDT |
I confused myself today, too. I moved my machine from one place to another where I did not need the second ethernet port. I commented out some lines in /etc/network/interfaces and accidentally took out lo ! The machine became schizophrenic. Nothing worked smoothly and there were many long pauses. There was a lapse of time so I forgot about the editing. An hour later, I connected the dots and noticed the lack of lo. I had no dns lookup, desktop gui would not load, lots of irrelevant error messages in the logs, all because I splashed in one too many #s. 8-( |
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