Internet connection but host not found

[Ryan Spaulding]

Have you checked your /etc/hosts file? It should only have localhost in it. 
Just one more thing to double check.

-ryan






>From: "McLeod, Peter (Yuetsu)" <mcleodp4@anz.com>
>Reply-To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>To: yellowdog-newbie@lists.terrasoftsolutions.com
>Subject: Re: Internet connection but host not found
>Date: Fri, 25 Oct 2002 12:16:12 +1000
>
>Thanks for your replies Ryan/Jamie.  That's exactly what I tried next.
>Changed auto-detection to manual and input the two dns server ip addresses
>that my isp gave me.  However - still to no avail.  I have since found one
>other person on the net with this problem and it's not yellowdog linux
>related so I'll chase it up there.  Thanks again.  This is the mail I
>found...
>
>On April 26, 2001 09:31 pm, Dustin wrote:
> > I have installed the latest version of ppp, and everything installed
> > properly. I then used kppp to setup a connection to my ISP. Everyting,
> > (ip, gateway, dns) was set to automatically configure (This works with
> > Redhat and windows) When I connect, it connects and grabs an IP but
> > nothing else works. I cna't load sites or anything. When ever I try the
> > browser trys to laod a page it says host not found instantly..
> > I have tried going to their site (the ISP) and getting the DNS server 
>name
>
> > and manually entering it, but that didn't work. Same thing with the
> > gateway..
>
>Can you connect to an IP address rather than a hostname?
>
>
>After the connection has been made, check your /etc/resolv.conf file. Make
>sure it contains your ISP's DNS servers like this:
>#begin /etc/resolv.conf
>nameserver ip1
>nameserver another.ip
>nameserver and.a.third.if.applicable
>#end
>
>
>(three is the max. in resolv.conf. Anything over three will just be 
>ignored)
>
>
>
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