On 10/30/05, Ravi Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I have a problem in Fedora Linux. I am able to browse the internet
> (cable connection) by typing the IP address in the address bar. But
> when I use names, web pages are not loading. I think it is a DNS
> problem. When I reboot into windows, internet is working fine. So I
> have come to the conclusion that the problem is on my machine.
Good job with the detective work.
> checked the /etc/resolv.conf file . It contains the following lines
> (auto genetated by the dhcp script)
>
> nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx
> nameserver yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy
> search localhost
Are you able to ping the nameserver IP addresses? If you are, then the
problem would appear to be not your connectivity. Also, try telnetting
to port 53 of your name servers.
> Is it possible to restrict a IP
> address at the ISP side depending on the OS being run on the machine?
It is. But I very much doubt your ISP is that clueful.
Also, what does 'route -n' show?
Thaths
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