resolv.conf, NetworkManager, no ping response on one nameserver byers@f12 ~]$ uname -r 2.6.32.11-99.fc12.i686.PAE this is a wired box, no wless router at 192.168.2.1, eth0 presently using static ip 192.168.2.8, but that is recent change from previous dhcp 192.168.2.100 I don't think that change is causing my ping symptoms: byers@f12 ~]$ cat /etc/resolv.conf # Generated by NetworkManager search pacbell.net nameserver 206.13.20.12 nameserver 206.13.31.12 nameserver 68.94.156.1 the first one fails to respond to ping while the next two respond to ping ok: [byers@f12 ~]$ ping -c 5 206.13.20.12 PING 206.13.20.12 (206.13.20.12) 56(84) bytes of data. --- 206.13.20.12 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 0 received, 100% packet loss, time 14000ms [byers@f12 ~]$ ping -c 5 206.13.31.12 PING 206.13.31.12 (206.13.31.12) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 206.13.31.12: icmp_seq=1 ttl=249 time=47.4 ms 64 bytes from 206.13.31.12: icmp_seq=2 ttl=249 time=48.2 ms 64 bytes from 206.13.31.12: icmp_seq=3 ttl=249 time=46.1 ms 64 bytes from 206.13.31.12: icmp_seq=4 ttl=249 time=46.9 ms 64 bytes from 206.13.31.12: icmp_seq=5 ttl=249 time=47.2 ms --- 206.13.31.12 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4051ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 46.114/47.217/48.293/0.725 ms [byers@f12 ~]$ ping -c 5 68.94.156.1 PING 68.94.156.1 (68.94.156.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from 68.94.156.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=253 time=44.7 ms 64 bytes from 68.94.156.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=253 time=44.0 ms 64 bytes from 68.94.156.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=253 time=44.1 ms 64 bytes from 68.94.156.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=253 time=45.0 ms 64 bytes from 68.94.156.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=253 time=44.8 ms --- 68.94.156.1 ping statistics --- 5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4049ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 44.065/44.553/45.014/0.470 ms Summary: I see zero response from ping 206.13.20.12, while ping 206.13.31.12 , 68.94.156.1 both look ok Is this normal? I have been using these same IP for nameservers for years, most recently in F10,F11 and now F12. Why would NM supply a nameserver that is unresponive to ping? pinging 206.13.29.12 and 206.13.30.12 also look ok, but neither of these are in the NM resolv.conf Am I free to get rid of the one failing ping, 206.13.20.12 and substitute one of 206.13.29.12 or 206.13.30.12? thanks for any advice Jack -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines