You can also try to edit /etc/resolv.conf and put there lines:
nameserver ip.of.dns.server1
nameserver ip.of.dns.server2
Does that help?
(Sorry, I never used progeny or etherconf )
On Sun, Jul 29, 2001 at 11:22:01PM -0400, Andrew wrote:
> I am running Progeny Debian 1.0 with cable connection.
>
> First I could not ping or resolve host names. So I ran
> the command:
>
> dpkg-reconfigure etherconf
>
> I selected the Automatic setup.
> I did not enter the name for my dns server. When everything was done I could
> ping but I cannot use ftp or ssh. These are the error messages I am getting:
>
> ftp:ftp.ssh.org: Host name Lookup failure
> ssh:genesis.com: Temporary failure in name resolution.
>
> I went back and ran dpkg-reconfigure again and put in a dns server name but
> I still receive the same error message.
>
> I checked my /etc/hosts file and I see my loopback IP address but the dns
> servers are not correct. It says that I cannot adjust the information at the
> top but if I edit below my input will be entered.
>
> I'm confused. Can anyone help me?
>
>
> Thanks,
> Wildjsse.
>
>
>
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