[SunRescue] So I'm a dope - I can't figure out what I'm missing here...

[Ken Hansen]

Yipee! It worked - Thanks one and all (actually Michael & Paul) - now my
Tadpole laptop (hostname tadpole - it just seemed right) can access the
wealth that is the Internet, on to download a decent browser (Hot Java is
only *so* good, and Netscape 3.X is not worth the effort to install from CD
in solaris 2.6 distrobution...

Thanks again,

Ken
n2vip at njcc.com

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael C. Vergallen" <mvergall at mail.double-barrel.be>
To: <rescue at sunhelp.org>
Sent: Saturday, May 27, 2000 9:08 AM
Subject: Re: [SunRescue] So I'm a dope - I can't figure out what I'm missing
here...


> You also need to add dns to the line hosts: files  in nsswitch.conf.
>
> Then you should get it working.
> BTW what hd did you get in there ? I have a tadpole 3GX but would like to
> get a bigger disc for it.
>
>
> Michael
> ---
>
> On Sun, 28 May 2000, Ken Hansen wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >     I just rebuilt my SPARCBook 3GX with a new larger HD (6.4 Gig) and I
am
> > stuck on a Solaris issue: I can access the internet using IP addresses,
but
> > not names.
> >
> > I installed Solaris 2.6, the 40+ Meg Recommended Patch Cluster, and all
available
> > Tadpole-specific tools - the laptop runs fine, cot CDE up and running,
suspend etc.
> >
> > I manually adjusted these values:
> >
> >     Added a host and two name servers to /etc/hosts:
> >
> >         192.168.1.32    tadpole
> >         ###.###.###.###    nameserver
> >         ###.###.###.###    nameserver2 (?) from memory
> >
> >     Created /etc/resolv.conf with the following:
> >
> >         # /etc/resolv.conf
> >         domain bellatlantic.net
> >         nameserver ###.###.###.### (as supplied by DSL router - values
it got from bellatlantic.net)
> >         nameserver ###.###.###.###
> >
> >     Then I created a /etc/defaultrouter file
> >
> >         # /etc/defaultrouter
> >         192.168.1.1 (my DSL router IP)
> >
> > As I said, I can access machine on my local network by IP (DHCP WinPCs,
names not
> > available, no local nameserver to resolve them), and I can telnet/ping
valid IP addresses
> > at will - but sun.com comes up as an unknown host...
> >
> > Any ideas? I question the domain line in /etc/resolv.conf and wonder if
there is somewhere
> > where I need to tell Solaris to use DNS, then files - but I can't
remember/find it documented.
> >
> > (BTW, hosts added to /etc/hosts can be found by name, of course)
> >
> > AFAICT (As Far As I Can Tell) this is a pure Solaris issue, the hardware
appears to be
> > functioning fine...
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > Ken
> > n2vip at bellatlantic.net
> > (Still eagerly awaiting my Ultra 2... Wish it came for the long weekend
:^(  Oh well)
> >
>
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