Thank you very much guys for the response. all of your replies where valid. Regards, Omar --- Scott Ruckh <sruckh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is what you said Omar Hasan > > > > Hi all, > > I ahave configure linux to act as a router. I > have > > set up the iptables and forwarding and the DHCP > > server. when I ping an a public IP address such > as > > 68.x.x.x for yahoo, I am able to ping. However, > when > > I ping a domain name such as www.yahoo.com, I > cannot > > ping. How can I have the IP address to resolve to > a > > domain name. > > > > Regards, > > > > Omar > > You need to set up a DNS server (Bind) and make sure > you configure your > DHCP Server options to include handing out DNS > information with the DHCP > request. Or if you are not using a DNS server you > at least to need > configure your DHCP server to hand out the DNS > information from your > Internet provider. > > Without more details on what you are trying to > accomplish it is too hard > to recommend a solution. > > Your main goal is that you need to configure DNS and > your DHCP server > options to hand out the DNS information to the DHCP > clients. > > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe > mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
