DNS Resolve?

b0rgri0t · 01-04-2006, 12:20 PM

Linux n00b here. I installed Slackware 10.2 this last weekend. This is my first linux trial. I am hitting a snag for some reason with this box resolving DNS. It seemed to work for a while and now it does not. I am however able to browse the web normally. I setup a Squid Proxy Server, TightVNC Server, Samba, and Lisa which all seem to be working. I also got my sound card running which was alot easier than I made it out to be using alsaconfig. Network is running after running netconfig and using a static addy. I tried to install RealVNC server to no avail. TightVnc worked right off the bat. When I am trying to VNC to my other computers I am having to type in the IP addy and am unable to type in the boxes name. For some reason I was initially able to type in say "Spidey" or "Mediacenter" to VNC to those machines. I am unable to now. Being that the web is working normally this confuses me and makes me wonder whether this is a DNS issue or not. Any help is appericiated. Again I am only 4 days into this so please go easy.

shilo · 01-04-2006, 02:00 PM

Just add the computers to /etc/hosts. Here's mine, to give you an idea how it looks:

Code:

#
# hosts         This file describes a number of hostname-to-address
#               mappings for the TCP/IP subsystem.  It is mostly
#               used at boot time, when no name servers are running.
#               On small systems, this file can be used instead of a
#               "named" name server.  Just add the names, addresses
#               and any aliases to this file...
#
# By the way, Arnt Gulbrandsen <agulbra@nvg.unit.no> says that 127.0.0.1
# should NEVER be named with the name of the machine.  It causes problems
# for some (stupid) programs, irc and reputedly talk. :^)
#

# For loopbacking.
127.0.0.1               localhost

# My LAN
192.168.0.1             router.is-a-geek.com router
192.168.0.100           shilo.is-a-geek.com shilo mail web www
192.168.0.101           hp4050.is-a-geek.com hp4050 hp laser laserjet printer
192.168.0.103           shilo2.is-a-geek.com shilo2
192.168.0.110           mythtv.is-a-geek.com mythtv

# End of hosts

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