From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Sep 25 08:33:56 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 94C6F16A4B3 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:33:56 -0700 (PDT) Received: from hotmail.com (law15-f92.law15.hotmail.com [64.4.23.92]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E4AD243FE5 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:33:55 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from soze_kizer@hotmail.com) Received: from mail pickup service by hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 08:33:55 -0700 Received: from 12.41.61.138 by lw15fd.law15.hotmail.msn.com with HTTP; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:33:55 GMT X-Originating-IP: [12.41.61.138] X-Originating-Email: [soze_kizer@hotmail.com] From: "charles pelletier" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 10:33:55 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: X-OriginalArrivalTime: 25 Sep 2003 15:33:55.0853 (UTC) FILETIME=[6E6F1BD0:01C3837A] Subject: Re: Question on FreeBSD name resolution X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:33:56 -0000 You need to create a resolv.conf file. Your BSD box does not have the required information to be able to resolve ip addresses with FQDNs and it needs to have that information. --charlie _________________________________________________________________ Get McAfee virus scanning and cleaning of incoming attachments. Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es