Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:32:42 +1300 (NZDT) From: Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz> To: j.saito@wanadoo.fr Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How do I determine "hostname" ? Message-ID: <Pine.SGI.3.96.971217132633.15694A-100000@tui.pinnacle.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199712162215.XAA18887@tamaya.wanadoo.fr>
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On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 j.saito@wanadoo.fr wrote:
> # ping 195.6.71.4
> PING 195.6.71.4 (195.6.71.4): 56 data bytes
> 64 bytes from 195.6.71.4: icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=315.404 ms
> 64 bytes from 195.6.71.4: icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=273.907 ms
>
> # ping ftp.freebsd.org
> ping: cannot resolve ftp.freebsd.org: Host name lookup failure
What you need to do is to put in entries in /etc/resolv.conf to
resolve names.
Determine your ISP's nameserver IP address and add it to
/etc/resolve.conf. eg, if the nameserver is 202.37.163.4, you add:
nameserver 202.37.163.4
Make sure the file is readable to all.
--
Jonathan Chen <jonc@pinnacle.co.nz>
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