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Talster

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Registered: 2016-05-18

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[SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

Hi all, I'm not sure what the problem is here. Whether it's just me not checking my sanity (I did) or me being dumb, I can't get the Internet to work.

I can ping addresses, but no host names. 8.8.8.8 works, but www.google.com does not. When I do, it gives me "Name or service not known".

Any step I can take towards solving this issue?

Last edited by Talster (2016-05-23 19:35:27)

netadmin

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

what do you have in /etc/resolv.conf

Talster

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

what do you have in /etc/resolv.conf

[ New File ]

Attempts to write to the file results in a

 [ Error writing /etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory ]

dockland

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

what do you have in /etc/resolv.conf

[ New File ]

Attempts to write to the file results in a

 [ Error writing /etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory ]

Is it a installed system or are you in chroot?

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

I can't get the Internet to work.

That isn't all that useful. Describe how you are managing your connection; what card/driver you have installed and what happens when you try to connect manually.

Please see How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

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Head_on_a_Stick

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

Attempts to write to the file results in a

 [ Error writing /etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory ]

How are you attempting to write to the file? Which command(s) did you use?

I would use:

# echo -e "nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 8.8.4.4" > /etc/resolv.conf

EDIT: a more robust method would be:

# systemctl enable systemd-resolved --now
# ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

Then configure namservers via /etc/systemd/resolved.conf as per resolved.conf(5)

Last edited by Head_on_a_Stick (2016-05-23 19:20:34)

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Talster

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Registered: 2016-05-18

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

I can't get the Internet to work.

That isn't all that useful. Describe how you are managing your connection; what card/driver you have installed and what happens when you try to connect manually.

Please see How To Ask Questions The Smart Way

I apologize! I swear, I was so tired and I was so confused about this issue that I didn't know where to start with reports.

Talster

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Registered: 2016-05-18

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Re: [SOLVED] Can ping 8.8.8.8, but cannot ping any host name or internet

Attempts to write to the file results in a

 [ Error writing /etc/resolv.conf: No such file or directory ]

How are you attempting to write to the file? Which command(s) did you use?

I would use:

# echo -e "nameserver 8.8.8.8\nnameserver 8.8.4.4" > /etc/resolv.conf

EDIT: a more robust method would be:

# systemctl enable systemd-resolved --now
# ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

Then configure namservers via /etc/systemd/resolved.conf as per resolved.conf(5)

This worked! Sending this forum reply from my installation now. Thanks a million!

For anyone reading: the second fix was the one that fixed it completely. I added the desired DNS to the DNS= section, and it worked. Here is the fix once more:

# systemctl enable systemd-resolved --now
# ln -sf /run/systemd/resolve/resolv.conf /etc/resolv.conf

Then configure namservers via /etc/systemd/resolved.conf as per resolved.conf(5)

Last edited by Talster (2016-05-23 19:36:29)