Check your /etc/resolv.conf file.  You should have at least one entry in
there for a DNS server.

Mine reads

nameserver 65.69.77.3
nameserver 65.69.77.1

you may also have a search string in there for name completion.

Bill C.

On Tue, 2002-10-08 at 09:42, Joe Goodman wrote:

If you can ping by IP address, but can't connect using a URL, then it
sounds like the URL isn't getting translated, hence, its probably a DNS
issue.  What do your DNS settings look like?

Minos wrote:

> Hola all!I just found this in a quick search through the net trying to
> find a good place to ask this question, but looks like i found much
> more. Great indeed!well..now for the question...I recently did a clean
> install of redhat 8.0. I gave up on redhat since 6.0, but i figured
> ill give this a one a try. Its being a huge pain in my ass. After a
> few problems here and there, i came across the fact I cant get Up2date
> or mozilla, (or any other internet program to run basicly) At 1st I
> started trouble shooting my connection, set up, ect..I can ping
> myself, my router, other box's on my network. Hell, i can ping Yahoo's
> IP, google's ip, ect..buuuut..I get a error when trying to goto
> Google.com, something about host name.And up2date, redhats little
> network, tells me this.."Network error -3 "Temporary falure in name
> resolution"Fun eh?So i assume its a problem with host name, or host
> name resolution, I have yet to understand after searching for hours
> through text, what on earth it could be. Anyone know off hand? its
> driving me batty..By the way, if i type in Googles IP address, into
> mozilla with a http:// tossed onto it, it will work. It goes to
> google.com.
> what the hell did i do while hardening the box? i shut down some much
> needed service? ;)Thanx for your input all. I hope to talk to you all
> more.Tim Cohen