Problem with static IPs

Outerlimit · 02-14-2006, 12:52 AM

Hello,
I am running Ubuntu through VMware, everything is running fine but I want to be able to assign my ubuntu machine a static IP (192.168.136.2) so that it will be easier to access it. I have to use NAT because the university I am at does not give me more than one IP on my network port. If I use DHCP the internet works fine, if I assign it statically and set 192.168.136.1 as the gateway (the host OS) it no longer works. I can ping .1 just fine... but when I try to goto to a website, I get host not found.
I've had this problem before on gentoo, and I remember having to add a line to /etc/host.conf i just can't remember what it was... I tired nameserver *. Anyone that can help, it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

bulliver · 02-14-2006, 01:25 AM

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but when I try to goto to a website, I get host not found.
I've had this problem before on gentoo, and I remember having to add a line to /etc/host.conf i just can't remember what it was

I think rather you just need to add a nameserver or two to /etc/resolv.conf. With DHCP this is done for you, but if configured statically, you must add it yourself. Just use the same nameserver(s) that your gateway does, in the form:

Code:

nameserver 192.168.0.100
nameserver 192.168.0.102

hth

Outerlimit · 02-15-2006, 03:35 PM

You're right the file was resolv.conf... however setting the nameserv to match the ones in windows did no work...

anything else i can do?

thanks