Just curious
xxx.xxx.32.xxx
xxx.xxx.33.xxx
is there a typo or just a coincidence?


On Fri, 01 Aug 2003 12:50:40 -0600 - bof <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote the following
Re: Re: Unknown host error message when trying to ping Internet

>pcisys.net uses 216.229.32.173 as their mail server. Their DNS server is 
>216.229.33.250.
>
>If I try to dig or nslookup "pcisys.net" I get a "connection timed out. 
>no servers could be reached" message.
>
>Wil McGilvery wrote:
>
>>I performed an nslookup and this is what I got.
>>
>>pcisys.net. A 216.229.32.173
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Wil McGilvery
>>Manager
>>Lynch Digital Media Inc
>>
>>         
>>
>>416-744-7949
>>416-716-3964 (cell)
>>1-866-314-4678
>>416-744-0406  FAX
>>www.LynchDigital.com
>>
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Net Llama! [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
>>Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 2:16 PM
>>To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>You sure that's the right IP for the nameserver?  What happens if you try
>>to dig or nsloopkup?
>>
>>On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Yes. I can ping 216.229.33.250 and get a reply. But if I try and ping
>>>"pcisys.net" (216.229.33.250 is the nameserver for pcisys.net), I get
>>>the "unknown host pcisys.net" error message.
>>>
>>>So how do I correct this?
>>>
>>>BOF
>>>
>>>Net Llama! wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Can you ping the IPs in resolv.conf from the SuSE-8.2 box?  If not, then
>>>>that's your problem.
>>>>
>>>>On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, bof wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>I am trying to set up a Suse 8.2 desktop box, (Bob, address
>>>>>192.168.1.33) but am having trouble connecting to the Internet. I am
>>>>>not running a firewall on it.
>>>>>
>>>>>I can ping an Internet address by IP address without problem. When I
>>>>>try to ping by hostname I receive the error message "unknown host."
>>>>>
>>>>>I can ping other machines local to my network by both IP address and
>>>>>hostname without problem. One of the other machines in the network
>>>>>(Sam, address 192.168.1.2, RH 7.3) has no problems when pinging the
>>>>>Internet, either by IP address or hostname, and it can ping the Suse
>>>>>box without problem.
>>>>>
>>>>>My Internet access is through a NAT gateway/firewall box with address
>>>>>192.168.1.1 (Bill) on the internal net card, and whatever address
>>>>>assigned to tthe external card by my ISP using DHCP. From the firewall
>>>>>box, I can ping the Suse box, the RH box, and the Internet using both
>>>>>IP address and hostname, all without problems,
>>>>>
>>>>>The configuration files for the Suse box are set up as follows:
>>>>>
>>>>>/etc/hosts
>>>>>   127.0.0.1       localhost
>>>>>   192.168.1.1     bill.mynet.net  bill
>>>>>   192.168.1.2     sam.mynet.net   sam
>>>>>   192.168.1.33    bob.mynet.net   bob
>>>>>
>>>>>   # special IPv6 addresses
>>>>>   ::1             localhost ipv6-localhost ipv6-loopback
>>>>>   fe00::0         ipv6-localnet
>>>>>   ff00::0         ipv6-mcastprefix
>>>>>   ff02::1         ipv6-allnodes
>>>>>   ff02::2         ipv6-allrouters
>>>>>
>>>>>/etc/host.conf
>>>>>   order hosts, bind
>>>>>   multi on
>>>>>
>>>>>/etc/resolv.conf
>>>>>   nameserver 216.229.33.250
>>>>>   nameserver 216.229.33.251
>>>>>   search local local
>>>>>
>>>>>/etc/nsswitch.conf
>>>>>   passwd: compat
>>>>>   group:  compat
>>>>>   hosts:          files dns
>>>>>   networks:       files dns
>>>>>   services:       files
>>>>>   protocols:      files
>>>>>   rpc:            files
>>>>>   ethers:         files
>>>>>   netmasks:       files
>>>>>   netgroup:       files
>>>>>   publickey:      files
>>>>>   bootparams:     files
>>>>>   automount:      files nis
>>>>>   aliases:        files
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>The output of netstat -nr
>>>>>
>>>>>Kernel IP routing table
>>>>>Destination  Gateway      Genmask       Flags   MSS Window  irtt face
>>>>>192.168.1.0  0.0.0.0      255.255.255.0 U       0 0          0 eth0
>>>>>0.0.0.0      192.168.1.1  0.0.0.0       UG      0 0          0 eth0
>>>>>
>>>>>Can anyone help me figure out what is going on?
>>>>>
>>>>>BOF
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>
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