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Date:      Mon, 10 Dec 2001 17:12:05 +0000
From:      Josh Paetzel <friar_josh@webwarrior.net>
To:        Donnie Jones <donniejones18@yahoo.com>
Cc:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD gateway problems
Message-ID:  <20011210171205.N1432@twincat.vladsempire.net>
In-Reply-To: <20011210220102.82326.qmail@web20610.mail.yahoo.com>; from donniejones18@yahoo.com on Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 02:01:02PM -0800
References:  <3C14CF23.4070401@potentialtech.com> <20011210220102.82326.qmail@web20610.mail.yahoo.com>

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> Well, I have this all setup as you have confirmed
> should be fine, but the computers on the internal
> network can only ping each other or the gateway, and
> connect to the each other or the gateway (ssh and ftp
> is what I have tried), but the pc's on the internal
> network can reach the outside internet.
> 
> when I try to ping www.yahoo.com it says "host is
> unknown"
> 
> Any other ideas?
>

This sounds like a dns problem.  You need to make sure that the hosts 
inside the network are using your ISP's nameservers.  My guess is, if 
you pinged an IP, such as 209.98.86.100, it would work just fine.

Josh

 
> I am sorry for not providing my config files, I will
> try to do that soon, the gateway is not at my current
> location. :(
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -Donnie


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