[PLUG] Can't ping under Ubuntu Intrepid

Tim Wescott tim at wescottdesign.com
Tue Apr 28 17:11:19 UTC 2009


Rich Shepard wrote:
> On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Tim Wescott wrote:
>
>   
>> Can you give me a quick rundown (or refer me to a web page) on just what
>> to put in /etc/hosts or /etc/resolv.conf?
>>     
>
>    Here's a portion of ours:
>
> /etc/hosts:
>
> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
> 192.168.55.1    salmo.appl-ecosys.com   salmo mail
> 192.168.55.1    eia.appl-ecosys.com     eia
> 192.168.55.2	caddis.appl-ecosys.com  caddis
>
>    Notice it's an IP address, a fully-qualified domain name for the host,
> then any appropriate aliases.
>
> /etc/resolv.conf:
>
> nameserver 127.0.0.1
> nameserver 192.168.55.1
> nameserver 216.99.193.1        #ns.aracnet.com
> nameserver 216.99.193.19       #ns2.aracnet.com
> nameserver 216.99.193.2        #ns3.aracnet.com
>
> Rich
>
>   
Does that mean that I need to make my host machine a fixed IP (currently 
I'm getting that from the router)?  Or can I just call my router a 
"nameserver" in /etc/resolv.conf and have it work?

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