Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3242 mails)

[Jim Matzdorff <jmatz@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

So, first off, I think SuSE (and Linux in general) has made great strides
in the development of Linux.  It's becoming as easy (perhaps, to some,
easier) then Windoze to install.  Still not as easy to use, but it'll get
there....

Anyhow, one thing I can't seem to figure out is how to get a static ip
address to work with a nameserver located at my ISP.

Essentially, when I use a static IP address, i can't look up any address
via their name, although I can reach them via the direct IP address.

When I use DHCP to get the hosts IP address, but turn off it's ability to
modify the /etc/resolv.conf file, then DNS seems to work.

My /etc/resolv.conf reads as such:

domain spiffy
nameserver 207.155.183.72
nameserver 206.173.119.72

both with and without DHCP.  But again, only when using DHCP do names seem
to be found.  When using a static IP address, they can't be.

Can anyone think of a reason for this, or what I can look at to determine
why this is happening?  I'm a bit confused, and I'd prefer not to have one
of my machines dynamically configured (it's my website address, which
doesn't really work very well if the IP address keeps changing :))

Thnx,
--jim

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