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Trouble: DHCP gets IP addr, but doesn't create /etc/resolv.conf

I have had trouble like this on another system, but just ignored, now
that I have hit it on another system I would like to find out a
solution. Can someone help.

During installation the installer didn't like the network card, when I
setup to use network it hung and died. So I installed it without
networking enabled hoping to enable it after.

Once install was completed, I use the Start->Administration->Configure
devices and connection

Then clicked on the interface (igb0), set DHCP, then activate.

I saw ifconfig showed the new interface. 

I always do this on every new solaris install since it doesn't seem to
be created automatically during install for my system name to be
visible.

- Edit /etc/hostname.igb0 (add inet <myhostname>)

I rebooted.

Other external systems can see this new machine name when i do nslookup
my-machine.

Noticed that /etc/revolv.conf wasn't created automatically as it did on
my other solaris boxes. So I just copied one from another on the same
network.


Now nslookup <external_machine> works right. but still when I say ping

#ping ext-machine
ping: unknown host ext-machine

but nslookup shows it ok.

Any idea how to fix this lookup problem? Btw: reverse lookup also works
fine. I think the problem is /etc/resolv.conf not being created
automatically causes some trouble, cant figure out how to fix it.



Cheers,
ashok raj
- Open Source Technology Center
   


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