I'm getting closer - I can do a nslookup but I can't ping - huh?

[Joseph S D Yao]

On Wed, Jul 12, 2000 at 05:34:44PM -0700, Steven M. Klass wrote:
> My nsswitch.conf file looks ok
> 
> hosts:          files dns
> networks:       files dns

In /etc?

Why is dns after networks?  ;-?

Do you have a "domain" in your /etc/resolv.conf?

If all else fails, try putting "options debug" in /etc/resolv.conf.

Or give me a login on your machine.  ;-/  I'm puzzled.

Hmmm ... what are the permissions on /etc/resolv.conf and
/etc/nsswitch.conf?

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