How about what's in your /etc/resolv.conf? maybe the /etc/nsswitch.conf just to make sure nothings odd? It's a start. even try appending a period/dot ( . ) after the name to denote it as a FQDN absolutely. Thanks, Dan Lund If you need more than 3 levels of indentation, you're screwed anyway, and should fix your program. --Linus Torvalds, Original Inventor of the Linux kernel August, 2006 On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:09 PM, Ryan Rix wrote: > Hi, > > I have recently configured a new Debian GNU/Linux server and migrated the > settings and stuffs from my old laptopserver. > > Everything works shiningly, except for one thing: when I try to access the > server via its fqdn, my laptop returns a DNS error, unknown host. > > I know that somewhere in the bowels of my laptop, only while connected to the > same network as the server behind a dlink G router, it's becoming corrupted > because: > > maylay:~# nslookup wanton.dyndns.org 205.171.2.65 > Server: 205.171.2.65 > Address: 205.171.2.65#53 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: wanton.dyndns.org > Address: 204.193.219.193 > > where 205.11.2.65 is the primary dns reported by the router. The address it > pulls is valid, indeed. > > maylay:~# nslookup wanton.dyndns.org > Server: 192.168.0.1 > Address: 192.168.0.1#53 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: wanton.dyndns.org > Address: 204.193.219.193 > > using the router for DNS reports the same IP address, leading me to believe > the laptop is corrupting or doing *SOMETHING* to prevent a connection. > > My hosts file is clean: > 127.0.0.1 localhost > > I think that would be the only thing prohibiting a connection on the laptop, > so I honestly am at a loss of what to do. > > Any ideas are much appreciated. > ~Ryan > > > -- > Thanks and best regards, > Ryan Rix > TamsPalm - The PalmOS Blog > > "See, he's more dangerous during the off season" > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss