On Thu, 2007-03-15 at 18:53 -0500, Anthony Messina wrote: > if you have your linux box set up for dhcp (automatically obtain an > address), for most adsl setups from any isp, the speedstream is set to > be the dns server and the dhcp server--it will give your linux box an ip > address and it will also set the dns servers in /etc/resolv.conf > > the /etc/hosts file is where your hostname resides, and other hostnames > can be added, but you shouldn't need to touch this file. > There will only be one other Linux box and a windo$e laptop on this LAN, so DHCP is not setup on this Linux box. If the router is the DNS can I leave those fields blank in the DNS tab of network configuration? Simon