nslookup returns no nameservers when set to static IP, and I can't edit
resolv.conf. There are no nameservers listed.


David Gillett wrote:

>  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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