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

[Burton_Strauss]

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.
>
>
>   
Make sure that your /etc/resolv.conf is reasonable (the one that Knoppix 
creates is reasonably, btw).  Sometimes updates include these customized 
files when they shouldn't - I've see it on Gentoo also.

-----Burton