ok, here is what happened when i typed the command: [ahelmy@localhost ~]$ time host google.com google.com has address 72.14.207.99 ;; Warning: Message parser reports malformed message packet. ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached real 0m10.087s user 0m0.008s sys 0m0.016s So, what does that tell me? PS: i dont have a dial-up screen, i connect via my network On 12/28/05, John Summerfied <debian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Ali Helmy wrote: > > One more thing, when i type in an IP into the browser location bar > > (ie: http://204.71.200.67/) for yahoo for example the browser connects > > correclty... > >It looks like a nameserver problem. > > > Try this command: > time host google.com > > Post the results. Here are two examples. The first is a very busy > dialup, and timeouts are common. The second's on a good adsl line. > [summer@ns ~]$ time host google.com > google.com has address 64.233.187.99 > google.com has address 72.14.207.99 > > real 0m5.717s > user 0m0.002s > sys 0m0.005s > [summer@ns ~]$ > [summer@echidna ~]$ time host google.com > google.com has address 64.233.187.99 > google.com has address 72.14.207.99 > > real 0m0.343s > user 0m0.019s > sys 0m0.038s > [summer@echidna ~]$ > > > Also, try explicitly using your IAP's DNS. The box that does the dial in > should have one or two. > > host google.com 66.249.83.114 > Note 66.249.83.114 probably won't work, change it to your IAP's. > > > > -- > > Cheers > John > > -- spambait > 1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Z1aaaaaaa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tourist pics http://portgeographe.environmentaldisasters.cds.merseine.nu/ > > do not reply off-list > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list > -- A. Helmy
