On Mon, Dec 18, 2006 at 05:46:50PM -0500, J. Scott Olsson wrote: > Doh, I can't believe I didn't try that. :) > > Okay, if I give it a real ip, it pings okay. > > Both machines have diff identical /etc/nsswitch.conf files. So what do I do > now...?
What is the difference between the /etc/resolv.conf between the working and non-working machines? Also, try from your laptop `dig www.google.com @<nameserver>` where "<nameserver>" is the IP of the server in the working /etc/resolv.conf. If they are both getting the same resolv.conf or nameserver, I would suspect a bad firewall rule on the laptop is dropping DNS queries. If so, use `iptables -F INPUT` to clear the rules (as a test) and then put back the ones you really care about. - Rob .
