Solving DNS Problems with Linux

If you find that your are able to connect to Sound Internet but once connected you are unable to access any/most services (ie. WWW, eMail, IRC) you may have your Domain Name Service (DNS) information configured incorrectly.

To check/change your Linux DNS configuration, do the following:

Login as root.
At the shell prompt type: cat /etc/resolv.conf it should look something like this:

          info:~# cat /etc/resolv.conf
          domain scc.net
          nameserver 199.199.195.5

If it doesn't look like that type: pico /etc/resolv.conf and edit the file so it has two lines that look like the ones above.