On Sun, 18 Sep 2005, Thaths wrote:
> On 9/18/05, Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I can't ping anywhere other than my desktop from the zaurus. I am running
> > a caching nameserver on my desktop. On the zaurus I have tried giving
> > 192.168.129.1 for the dns number. I have even tried using the hathway and
> > also the vsnl dns nameservers with no success. I have 192.168.129.1 (the
> > ip of the desktop) as the gateway.
> >
> > I always get a message saying: Host name lookup failure. This seems to me
> > like a dns problem. Can someone please help ? Please ... I want this
> > working before I plonk down for a wi-fi card for the zaurus and my
> > desktop.
>
> Are you able to ping any IP address (say, Hathway's DNS) from your
> zarus. I have a suspicion that this is a NATting issue. If you are
> able to ping, then try tracerouting next. That may or may not work.
> Only when you have established that you are able to connect to the
> outside world from your Zarus should you think about it being a DNS
> problem.
>
> Thaths
No , I cannot ping anything other than the linux box. I even tried
disablig the firewall but no luck.
regards,
Sharukh.
--
Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri. Homoeopath, Linuxer.
You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if
the package says, "Open some-where else"?
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