On Fri, 2006-01-13 at 13:37, Chris Jones wrote: > > > >> I have a networking problem which is puzzling me. I am clearly > >> missing something. Several of my servers apps are failing because > >> they are unable to resolve any of the local hostnames. I have > >> checked /etc/hosts, /ete/resolv.conf and both are as they should > >> be, yet I am unable to ping any of my LAN connected PC's by name. > >> I can ping them by their IP addressess, but not by name. > >> > >> What else should I look for? > > > > > > What's in /etc/nsswitch.conf? > > > > $ grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > > > > Paul. > > > I get the following from that:- > [root@bilbo ~]# grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf > #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns > hosts: files dns Who is providing dns and are the names in there? What does 'dig host.your_domain' say? -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell@xxxxxxxxx
