[NTLUG:Discuss] DNS not working

[Kelledin]

On Tuesday 29 October 2002 02:54 pm, joseph beasley wrote:
> Check your /etc/resolv.conf for a valid dns server.
>
>   nameserver x.x.x.x
>
> Make sure you can ping that server.  You can also test
> it using nslookup from the command line.

(small nitpick--sometimes you can't actually get a ping response 
from a nameserver.  any host can refuse to reply to pings.)

-- 
Kelledin
"If a server crashes in a server farm and no one pings it, does 
it still cost four figures to fix?"