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Hi - I have a centos 5 box and can ping outside by IP but not by hostname.

For example, ping to a known server works fine using IP but not with HOSTNAME.

Any ideas how to trouble shoot this? Other computers inside the network are fine.

Thanks, Graham

flag	asked Dec 11 at 20:40 Graham Clarke 1

What error are you receiving? hostname unreachable? – John T Dec 11 at 20:48

MarkM · Answer 1 · 2009-12-11 20:45:18Z

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You probably have an incorrect dns server set. Check /etc/resolv.conf and make sure nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx is your actual DNS server

answered Dec 11 at 20:45

MarkM
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Thanks for the tip – Graham Clarke Dec 11 at 21:04

Centos5 - Can ping by IP but not hostname

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