Linking Linux workstation to the net via Win98 Cable Server - Name Server Errors

[Adrian Stovall]

you need to edit two files, /etc/resolv.conf, and /etc/nsswitch.conf

in /etc/nsswitch.conf, change the line that begins with "hosts" to read
"hosts    files dns" (it should already say "hosts    files")
in /etc/resolv.conf (which may or may not exist) add a line at the beginning
that says "nameserver ip.address.of_your.DNS_server" (replacing the second
half of the line with the IP address of a DNS server.  That's about it.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bitme at smellyou.com [mailto:bitme at smellyou.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 1:18 AM
> To: comp-protocols-dns-bind at moderators.isc.org
> Subject: Linking Linux workstation to the net via Win98 Cable Server -
> Name Server Errors
> 
> 
> Ok, first off...I'm very new to Linux but I want to learn. So, having
> said that :
> 
> I've got 3 Pc's (1 straight Win98 "games machine", 1 Win98 Server
> attached to my cable modem & 1 now dual boot Win98/Linux machine). The
> Win98 mchaines connect to the net no problems sharing the connection
> via the Win98 server gateway & DNS. The problem is the Linux
> machine...it will ping IP's but will only surf the net with IP
> adrs...if I try to use a normal URL I get "name server errors"
> 
> 1. I've allocated the Linux machine a hostname & IP : Name - Linux
> (lame I know) IP 192.168.0.1
> 2. I added the Win98 server's IP as the gateway during install
> 192.168.0.9
> 
> I've reached a point where I'm lost..I've tried to search under a
> number of places to find the answer but most seem to just tell you how
> to set up the Linux machine to act as a DNS for Win98 slaves...not
> vice versa.
> 
> PLEASE HELP!
> 
> -D.
> 
>