On Sat, 2011-01-01 at 16:51 +0000, Dick Holland wrote: > Doc, here's /etc/nsswitch.conf: > > # > # /etc/nsswitch.conf > # > # An example Name Service Switch config file. This file should be > # sorted with the most-used services at the beginning. > # > # The entry '[NOTFOUND=return]' means that the search for an > # entry should stop if the search in the previous entry turned > # up nothing. Note that if the search failed due to some other reason > # (like no NIS server responding) then the search continues with the > # next entry. > # > # Valid entries include: > # > # nisplus Use NIS+ (NIS version 3) > # nis Use NIS (NIS version 2), also called YP > # dns Use DNS (Domain Name Service) > # files Use the local files > # db Use the local database (.db) files > # compat Use NIS on compat mode > # hesiod Use Hesiod for user lookups > # [NOTFOUND=return] Stop searching if not found so far > # > > # To use db, put the "db" in front of "files" for entries you want to be > # looked up first in the databases > # > # Example: > #passwd: db files nisplus nis > #shadow: db files nisplus nis > #group: db files nisplus nis > > passwd: files > shadow: files > group: files > > #hosts: db files nisplus nis dns > hosts: files dns This is your resolution order -- local files (/etc/hosts) first, then DNS. This is the default setting, so it's probably not your problem. > > # Example - obey only what nisplus tells us... > #services: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > #networks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > #protocols: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > #rpc: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > #ethers: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > #netmasks: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > > bootparams: nisplus [NOTFOUND=return] files > > ethers: files > netmasks: files > networks: files > protocols: files > rpc: files > services: files > > netgroup: nisplus > > publickey: nisplus > > automount: files nisplus > aliases: files nisplus > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Thanks for your amazingly quick response! I'm kinda amazed I was up at that hour on New Year's Day! :-) >From /etc/resolv.conf in your first message I see your DNS search order is: nameserver 192.168.181.254 nameserver 194.168.4.100 nameserver 194.117.134.19 and your /etc/hosts contains: 192.168.181.122 cobalt.xegetix.com cobalt # Added by NetworkManager >From this I'd say you're running a local DNS service on your local gateway router. Was that your intent? If not, reconfigure NetworkManager to remove that entry (and regain access to that third external DNS server). --Doc Savage Fairview Heights, IL -- 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