> Can you ping your DNS server from the broken box? No! (Well, I can from the not broken box.) I have to talk to the network guy. Thanks! > > Kris > > > -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bill Tangren > Sent: Monday, December 10, 2007 9:01 AM > To: redhat-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: queer dns access problem > > I have two servers that are set up in the same way, except that the one > that is working properly is running RHEL ES 4.6 while the other is > running > 4.5. I can't update the latter, because DNS is not working properly. > Ordinarily I would poke around until I found the problem, and not bother > y'all, but I'm stumped as to what the problem could be. Except for MAC > address and IP number, the /etc/hosts, /etc/sysconfig/network, > /etc/resolv.conf, and /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-eth0 files > are > identical. Neither run a DNS service. Both are on the same subnet. Both > boxes are running iptables, but turning off iptables doesn't help. I can > ssh into, and ping the broken box. I can ssh out of that box too, if I > use > ip numbers. When I try to do an nslookup on the broken box, all I get > is: > > ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached. > > Could someone give me a few clues as to where to look to diagnose this > problem? > > -- > Bill Tangren > U.S. Naval Observatory > > Auribus tenere lupum > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > ______________________________________________________________________ > This email has been scanned by the MessageLabs Email Security System. > For more information please visit http://www.messagelabs.com/email > ______________________________________________________________________ > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > -- Bill Tangren U.S. Naval Observatory Auribus tenere lupum -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
