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Old August 23rd, 2002, 06:03 PM
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hello...more or less new to *nix systems. just installed redhat 7.3 to do some more exploration

anyways, i configured my eth0 interface (192.168.1.3). it should use the gateway (192.168.1.1) and i finally got it to send its packets to 192.168.1.1 and then to the internet.

my problem lies within dns address translation...i can ping an ip (216.239.51.100) but not a hostname address (google.com)....any ideas?

when i do:
ping google.com
ping: unknown host google.com

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edit /etc/resolv.conf to reflect the ip addresses of the DNS servers your ISP provides, which will allow you to resolve domain names on your box.

should look something like:

Code:
search net mindspring.com
nameserver 207.69.188.185
nameserver 207.69.188.186
nameserver 207.69.188.187


That's my resolv.conf for my earthlink/mindspring ADSL account, find out your specific settings for your ISP and plug them in.
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thank you very much. that worked fine...actually i just copied the file from my obsd (gateway) box and it works....thanks a lot

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