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Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!simtel!news.kei.com!news.mathworks.com!gatech!news.sprintlink.net!in1.uu.net!hearst.acc.Virginia.EDU!murdoch!paco From: paco@cs.Virginia.EDU (Paco Hope) Subject: Re: can't find the /etc/resolve.conf X-Nntp-Posting-Host: cisco-slip5.acc.virginia.edu Message-ID: <DDJF54.9vE@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> Sender: paco@localhost (Paco Hope) Organization: Paco's Machine, running FreeBSD 2.0.5 (http://www.freebsd.org/) X-Newsreader: xrn 7.03 References: <APC&63'0'18d7dd0d'c2a@glas.apc.org> Date: Sat, 19 Aug 1995 03:03:04 GMT Lines: 18 Vlad D. Nebolsin <vega@glas.apc.org> writes: -> tell me please, why i can't find /etc/resolve.conf after minimal installation -> of FBSD 2.0.5-R ? Shall I certainly install the named for work with remote -> nameserver? The file is called /etc/resolv.conf. NOT /etc/resolve.conf. I made that mistake before. It's contents should be something like: domain cs.Virginia.EDU nameserver 128.143.136.15 athena-fo.cs.Virginia.EDU Hope that helps. You should not need named to use a nameserver. Paco -- Brian "Paco" Hope Research Assistant, Technical Support Staff email: paco@virginia.edu Department of Computer Science WWW: http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~bah6f/ University of Virginia