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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 5:26 pm    Post subject: can't ping some servers with dialup connection Reply with quote

i'm using a smartlink modem and kppp to connect to the internet - and it works fine for most connections but the problem is: some domain names can't be resolved (by the www-browsers; mail works always fine)
what can i do to access all websites there are?
thx chris

ps: with the lan connection everything is well
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 28, 2004 6:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

try do a reverse lookup using nslookup/dig/host to see if it is successfully. If failed, that means your dns server is not working properly.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

radonsg wrote:
try do a reverse lookup using nslookup/dig/host to see if it is successfully. If failed, that means your dns server is not working properly.

excuse the question: do i have to change the /etc/resolv.conf file? do i have to change the 'search' item in this file?

xhost tries to contact my university LAN dns's - look here
Code:
tux /home/chris # hostx localhost
localhost.uibk.ac.at    A       127.0.0.1
tux /home/chris # hostx tux
tux.uibk.ac.at does not exist (Authoritative answer)
tux /home/chris # hostx www.fcgs.at
www.fcgs.at A record currently not present
tux /home/chris # hostx google.at
google.at A record currently not present
tux /home/chris # hostx web-mail
web-mail.uibk.ac.at     A       138.232.1.164
tux /home/chris #

i already tried 'echo /etc/ppp/resolv.conf >>/etc/resolv.conf'...


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PostPosted: Fri Aug 06, 2004 7:29 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

radonsg wrote:
try do a reverse lookup using nslookup/dig/host to see if it is successfully. If failed, that means your dns server is not working properly.
btw... how do i emerge the programs nslookup or dig? in which packages are they located?
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 1:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Under the package "bind-tools"
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