[CLUE-Tech] Failed DNS lookup with 'host' command

[rjohnston at techangle.com]

Replace the IP in resolv.conf with the word 'nameserver' and a known good
Name Server IP address.

Something like:
nameserver 216.111.65.217

:wq



----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeffery Cann" <fabian at jefferycann.com>
To: <clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 8:51 PM
Subject: [CLUE-Tech] Failed DNS lookup with 'host' command


> Greetings.
>
> I have a LAN in my house behind a siemens (hardware) router / firewall.
From
> my Linux box, I can ssh and web browse with no problem.  However, when I
try
> to use the 'host' command to do a DNS lookup, it seems that the routing
maybe
> goofy:
>
> $  ping yahoo.com
> PING yahoo.com (216.115.108.243) from 192.168.254.8 : 56(84) bytes of
data.
> 64 bytes from img3.yahoo.com (216.115.108.243): icmp_seq=0 ttl=241
> time=54.967 msec
>
> $ host -l yahoo.com
> ;; Connection to 192.168.254.254#53(192.168.254.254) for yahoo.com failed:
> connection refused
>
> In my /etc/resolv.conf, the nameserver IP address is:  192.168.254.254.
> Given my inexperience with networking, I think this makes sense because it
> should indicate that I need to exit my LAN for DNS lookup (no, I'm not
> running BIND).
>
> Since my Linux box is running on the internal (192) network, I assume this
is
> a problem with my router configuration.  Is this correct?
>
> What do I need to fix to get the 'host' command working?  Again, web
> browsing, ssh, ftp all work correctly.
>
> I appreciate suggestions.
>
> Thanks!
> Jeff
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