Whether a given machine gets its DNS server addresses from DHCP or from a
static config shouldn't matter.  (However, a machine with a static address
won't ask DHCP for info....)
  Unlike XP (Microsoft seriously blew this!), on Linux you can use nslookup
to test the DNS *and resolver* config.  If nslookup doesn't show the machine
consulting the DNS servers you've configured it for, you may have other
problems in resolv.conf .

  Note also that there's rarely any reason to require that your machine use
your ISP's DNS servers.  It can be helpful, in fact, for at least one entry
to point to a name server managed separately -- perhaps one belonging to
your domain registrar, or to a local college or university.

David Gillett



On 20 Jun 2005 at 10:51, Hugh Vandervoort wrote:

> I have a small network at home-Linksys router, 2  XP machines and a
> Fedora 3 box.
> I installed Apache on the Linux machine and am serving a personal web
> page. In the past I have  assigned a static IP to the Linux computer to
> avoid the inevitable IP change when I reboot, or Comcast changes my IP.
> Last  week, I noticed the site was down, and, upon checking, I noticed
> that the Comcast nameservers had changed. I made the appropriate changes
> and lost DNS on the web server. I.e, I can surf by IP number, but not by
> name.
> I have checked and changed this setup several times to no avail. No
> matter what I do, I can't surf by site name on the Linux machine. No
> problem when I switch back to DHCP. The web site is being served as usual.
> Just when I thought I was starting to understand this stuff...
> What am I overlooking?
> TIA.
>
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