nameresolution does not work

Terje Sannum terje at waste.org
Sun Oct 14 16:14:10 CEST 2007


What's the hosts entry in /etc/nsswitch.conf?

On 10/14/07, Markus Fischer <info at flyingfischer.ch> wrote:
> Thanks for the replies!
>
> Actually I do have the following entries in /etc/resolv.conf on the Neo:
>
> nameserver 192.168.10.1 [being the wireless router]
> nameserver 91.138.1.128 [being the IP from my ISP]
> nameserver 91.138.126.128 [second IP from ISP]
>
> /etc/resolv.conf on my laptop
> nameserver 192.168.10.1
>
> Behind the wireless router is a second router/firewall
>
> Still can ping any IP in the Internet but no nameresolution working from the
> Neo...
>
> I am fideling around with the /etc/resolv.conf(s) but still can't get it
> working...
>
> Thanks for hints!
>
> Markus
>
> PS: also tried to install dnrd  as local DNS-Server as described in the wiki,
> which does not really work. The script terminates with "./script_open_moko:
> line 97: -a: command not found", so perhaps a not fully correct dnrd
> installation is the cause of trouble?
>
> Am Sonntag, 14. Oktober 2007 14:12 schrieb Rakesh Pandit:
>
> > Most probably you do not have your DNS server entries in your
> > resolv.conf file on Neo. Enter all DNS servers and the host name to
> > your resolv.conf on Neo.
> >
> > nameserver <DNS server ip>
> > nameserver <Sec DNS server ip>
> >
> > --
> > Regards
> > Rakesh
>
> Zitat von Lucas Bonnet <lbonnet at bearstech.com>:
>
> > Sounds like you did not follow the "resolv.conf step".
> >
> > Edit /etc/resolv.conf and put "nameserver XXX", with XXX being one
> > nameserver
> > that you can reach (ie. your ISP's nameserver).
> >
> > In doubt, have a look at your laptop's resolv.conf and simply copy the
> > entries.
> >
> > Regards,
> > - --
> > Lucas
>
> Am Sonntag, 14. Oktober 2007 13:58 schrieb Markus Fischer:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Got this strange problem that the namesersolution does not work from my Neo
> > into the internet...
> >
> > I can ssh into the phone
> > I can ping my laptop, my router and every IP-Number in the internet from
> > the Neo
> >
> > But if I enter a name instead of an IP for a ping, like "ping
> > www.google.com", it results in a "hostname look up failure".
> >
> > My System is Fedora 5 and I did try
> > http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/USB_Networking
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas!
> >
> > Markus
>
>
>
>



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