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Path: sserve!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!msuinfo!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak!brian From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (& Somers) Newsgroups: comp.os.386bsd.questions Subject: Re: I can only ping the gateway Date: 09 Jun 1994 21:00:51 GMT Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 26 Distribution: usa Message-ID: <BRIAN.94Jun9210052@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> References: <2sj7jv$dem@nwfocus.wa.com> <2skq1j$hpq@pdq.coe.montana.edu> NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk In-reply-to: nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu's message of 2 Jun 1994 14:23:47 GMT In article <2skq1j$hpq@pdq.coe.montana.edu> nate@bsd.coe.montana.edu (Nate Williams) writes: In article <2sj7jv$dem@nwfocus.wa.com>, Dallas R. Stafford <dallas@chinook.halcyon.com> wrote: >My file resolv.conf lists a valid nameserver but I cannot ping outside >the gateway. what files are important to the nameserver with only >one gateway?? You either need to use static routing or make sure routed is configured correctly. This isn't a nameserver problem, but a routing problem. Nate Or more specifically, route add default gateway.machine You should also make sure that your gateway has a nameserver..... -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....