Hate to give up

[NoOp]

On 06/01/2009 01:47 PM, Ray Leventhal wrote:
> <big snip>
>>>
>>>   
>> $ ping 74.125.57.100
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.67.100 56(84)bytes of data
>> 64 bytes from 74.125.57 100 1cmp seq 1 ttl=51 time 180 ms
>> and so on and on
>> 
>> $ping 209.85.171.100
>> 64 bytes from 209.85.171.100 1cmp seq =1 ttl=24 time =199ms and so on and on
>> 
>> it seems to me that the internet connection with my provider is working
>> just fine and that the problem lies with firefox. John
>> 
> 
> Actually, as you're able to ping by IP address but not by host name, the 
> problem most likely lies with your DNS configuration.
> 
> Would you please post the output of this command?
> 
> cat /etc/resolv.conf
> 
> Thanks,
> Ray
> 

And use your isp's dns servers:

http://kb.earthlink.net/case.asp?article=28968
If your software requires DNS server settings, use: 207.69.188.185,
207.69.188.186, and 207.69.188.187

You can modify /etc/resolv.conf from a terminal:

$ gksu gedit /etc/resolv.conf

then enter:
nameserver 207.69.188.185
nameserver 207.69.188.186
nameserver 207.69.188.186
and save the file.

Now try to ping yahoo.com and google.com.