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Nekopa
11-02-2001, 12:22 AM
If I want to edit my networt config file to add a second DNS , all I have to do is put a space after the IP of the first DNS, and type in the IP of the second right? I am using Slackware 8.0

I am trying to get this added quickly because my browser keeps telling me host site not found, until I hit reload a few times. I think having another DNS in my config will help this problem out

Thanks for any help.

Lee

The Whizzard
11-02-2001, 12:42 AM
Take a look in your /etc/resolv.conf
Add the second DNS like the first one is entered. You'll need to restart your network services(or reboot, if you don't know how to restart network services).

freebsd
11-02-2001, 12:52 AM
>> You'll need to restart your network services

Absolutely NO, if you are referring to /etc/resolv.conf.

The Whizzard
11-02-2001, 01:31 AM
Originally posted by freebsd:
<STRONG>&gt;&gt; You'll need to restart your network services

Absolutely NO, if you are referring to /etc/resolv.conf.</STRONG>

I had always thought if you changed a .conf file that service needed to be restarted. :confused: Maybe 'cause when I was working on getting apache set up, I changed the httpd.conf quite a bit.

Now that I think of it, when I was working on getting Solaris 8 to resolve DNS, all I had to do was create an /etc/resolv.conf with the DNS info. It _did_ work without having to restart anything.

Nekopa
11-02-2001, 02:26 AM
Thanks for the info peeps!!!
I seem to be getting a lot less problems with "trying to resove host" now.

BTW I just rebooted. Guess I am still to used to Windows :D

Lee