Re: DNS questions

steve wrote:

> In other words, Its my understading that I simply need to add to the
> file /etc/resolv.conf a line like

Correct

>
> nameserver 8.8.8.8
> And that affectively adds the dns number. However Does this change the
> moment I add this line to the file. Or is there somethign else I need
> to do. eg if I start to suf the web from a windows machine that is
> using this linux comptuer as a dns is it changed. I have looked high
> and low for a command to tell me what the (active) dns is on linux and
> the only responses I can find are look in the resolv.conf file. But
> just becasue its in the resolv.conf file doesnt mean its using this
> NEW dns number. (unless that the way it works.) I wish there was a
> commadn line in windows like ipconfig /all which shows it. Is the such
> a command in linux? or if its in the resolve file does it just work?
>

Immediate

> By the way here are my nslookup results. the web site itravel2000.com
> (amonst others we cant get to )
> But google we can.??
>
>> [root@smclinux ~]# nslookup itravel2000.com
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

Your DNS server is not working/faulty

$ nslookup itravel2000.com
Server: 192.168.1.6
Address: 192.168.1.6#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: itravel2000.com
Address: 66.252.144.103

>
> [root@smclinux ~]# nslookup www.google.com
> Server: 192.168.1.1
> Address: 192.168.1.1#53
>
> Non-authoritative answer:
> www.google.com canonical name = www.l.google.com.
> Name: www.l.google.com