From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jan 9 06:57:19 2005 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 6CAE916A4D0 for ; Sun, 9 Jan 2005 06:57:19 +0000 (GMT) Received: from skippyii.compar.com (ns1.compar.com [216.208.38.130]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7D6A943D2F for ; Sun, 9 Jan 2005 06:57:18 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Received: from hermes (CPE00062566c7bb-CM000039c69a66.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com [69.193.82.185])j09750Wl034799; Sun, 9 Jan 2005 02:05:01 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from matt@gsicomp.on.ca) Message-ID: <011501c4f618$2501f5f0$1200a8c0@gsicomp.on.ca> From: "Matt Emmerton" To: "Rajiv Krishnamurthy" , References: <595ad514050108223910b29d9d@mail.gmail.com> Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2005 01:55:01 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1437 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1441 Subject: Re: DNS problems 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: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 06:57:19 -0000 > gentle people, > apologies if this question should have been posted in the newbies > list, but i saw a similar question in the archives of this mailing > list, which did not quite answer my question. > > i'm trying to install FreeBSD for the first time. i'm installing it on > my desktop. > > the installation has gone on pretty cleanly, i have a linksys > firewall/wireless router behind which i have installed my freeBSD box. > i have good connectivity and am able to ping, telnet to the internet. > > however DNS resolution is a problem. > > the browser does not work and for example > dig www.freebsd.org also does not work. > > if i provide the nameserver,dig @server xxx.xxx.xxx - things are fine. > any ideas. it has to be something really simple. > > during the configuration, when i configured my ethernet port, it cleanly > gets the ip address from the linksys hub and also lists the nameserver > correctly. > > what else do i have to configure ? > > ifconfig > xl0 : flags=8843 mtu 1500 > options=b > inet6 fe80::250:daff:fe8c:dcaa%x10 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > inet 192.168.1.105 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255 > ether 00:50:da:8c:dc:aa > media Ethernet autoselect (100baseTX ) > status:active > plip0: flags=8810 mtu 1500 > lo0: flags=8049 mtu 16384 > inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000 > inet6 :: 1 prefixlen 128 > inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > > netstat -nr > Routing tables > > Internet: > Destination Gateway Flags Refs Use Netif Expire > default 192.168.1.1 UGS 0 0 x10 > 127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH 1 76 lo0 > 192.168.1 link#1 UC 0 0 xl0 > 192.168.1.1 link#1 UHLW 1 0 xl0 > 192.168.1.105 127.0.0.1 UGHS 0 0 lo0 > 192.168.1.255 ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff UHLWb 0 2 xl0 > > /etc/resolve.conf is empty. You mean /etc/resolv.conf? This is where your nameserver should be listed if you're getting the information properly from your Linksys router. -- Matt Emmerton