Check the contents of your /etc/nsswitch.conf file, and make sure that your hosts like looks like this: hosts: files dns nisplus You can even get rid of the "nisplus" option, if you're not running an nis service. On Wed, 25 Feb 2004, Carlos Mora wrote: > A couple of days ago I upgraded my machine from 7.3 to 9.0. In 7.3 > everything worked fine. Now my resolver does not work. > > It is really strange. All my emails are bouncing and I can't issue a dig or > a host. If I use the -T option with host, everything works fine. > > I have checked the ipchain rules and they allow UDP port 53 through, my > router does as well. > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Carlos Mora > > Consulting Systems Engineer - New England > > HITACHI > > DATA SYSTEMS > > 10 Waterside Dr. > > Suite 202 > > Farmington Ct. 06032 > > Office Ph:860-678-5013 > > Cellular Ph:508-259-0408 > > <mailto:mCarlos.Mora@xxxxxxx> Carlos.Mora@xxxxxxx > > > > -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 To be notified of updates to the web site, visit http://www.bubbanfriends.org/mailman/listinfo/site-update, or send a message to: site-update-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx with a message of: subscribe -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list