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#1 2010-12-31 14:53:22
- belteshazzar294
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[SOLVED] network/browser issues - "Cannot resolve hostname"
Hi, I'm just setting up Arch on my laptop for the first time and I'm very puzzled...
My network seems to be working fine. I can ping anything, and I can access any page I've tried using Links. However, there are some number of pages that both epiphany and Firefox just cannot load, most notably facebook.com and en.wikipedia.org. Firefox always gives me a "Can't find server" error and epiphany gives me a "Cannot resolve hostname" error. Again, the problem only occurs on some pages and only in my graphical browsers, so I have no idea what the problem might be. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Last edited by belteshazzar294 (2010-12-31 17:02:55)
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#2 2010-12-31 14:58:42
- moetunes
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Re: [SOLVED] network/browser issues - "Cannot resolve hostname"
What do you hve in your /etc/resolv.conf file ?
You're just jealous because the voices only talk to me.
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#3 2010-12-31 15:01:06
- belteshazzar294
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Re: [SOLVED] network/browser issues - "Cannot resolve hostname"
just whatever is generated by dhcp. right now:
# Generated by dhcpcd from wlan0
# /etc/resolv.conf.head can replace this line
domain gateway.2wire.net
nameserver 192.168.2.1
# /etc/resolv.conf.tail can replace this line
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#4 2010-12-31 15:31:51
- yms
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Re: [SOLVED] network/browser issues - "Cannot resolve hostname"
I remember having the same problem. A quick fix is to use OpenDNS
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenDNS
Then I found another way to make things work the way they should without OpenDNS but I don't remember what I did.
Sorry for any English mistakes, I am not a native speaker.
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#5 2010-12-31 17:02:04
- belteshazzar294
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Re: [SOLVED] network/browser issues - "Cannot resolve hostname"
I remember having the same problem. A quick fix is to use OpenDNS
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/OpenDNSThen I found another way to make things work the way they should without OpenDNS but I don't remember what I did.
thanks, that seems to have done it for now.
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