[NTLUG:Discuss] browser can't resolve some domain names, including google.com

Larry D'Agostino larrydag at sbcglobal.net
Sun Nov 5 21:19:53 CST 2006


resolv.conf shows the nameserver of my router (192.168....).  I also added the 
nameservers of my ISP but that didn't help.





On Saturday 04 November 2006 08:59 pm, ntlug at thorshammer.org wrote:
> 	What is in /etc/resolv.conf? That file will control what DNS you use. 
> That file will probably get populated by DHCP unless you are using static
> IPs. You will need to populate it if you're using static assignments.
>
> Robert Thompson
>
> On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 02:23:05PM -0600, Larry D'Agostino wrote:
> > I've been having problems recently with my opensuse 10.0 machine.  I
> > really can't figure out why it is having such a hard time resolving some
> > domains with either Firefox or Konqueror.  I can't even get to google.  I
> > have tried the ip6 thing but that didn't work.  I popped in a Knoppix CD
> > and it is able to resolve google just fine.  So I am left with it being a
> > problem with Suse. I think it might have been some sort of update patch
> > but how in the world would I know which one could it have been?
> >
> > My box is a Atlhon XP type machine connected to a Netgear WGT624
> > router/firewall.  I use ATT Yahoo DSL and all hardware is connected by
> > ethernet.
> >
> >
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