Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2006 09:07:35 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: FreeBSD-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Internet Connection Problem - DNS Related? Message-ID: <17801.17319.921549.790087@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <686726.76953.qm@web59213.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <686726.76953.qm@web59213.mail.re1.yahoo.com>
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linux quest writes: > abc# ping google.com > ping: cannot resolve google.com: Host name lookup failure > > Then, I thought perhaps I haven't configure my DNS. A reasonable guess. > So I typed > man dns, but I can't find the DNS manual, and yes... I know my > ISP DNS IP address. But I don't know where to configure it in > FreeBSD. The magic name you're looking for is "named". The configuration files are usually someplace like /etc/named, and it's activated by settings in /etc/rc.conf. Check also /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/hosts. Robert Huff
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