Aaron,
Do you have an /etc/resolv.conf file to point to your dns servers?
Bob
> I just loaded Solaris 2.7 on my pc and am unable to get the DNS to work
> correctly. I can ping the ip addresses of sites on the internet but cannot
> get to them by their names. I access the internet via a Windows 98 machine
> (192.168.0.1) running ICS. I have set my route to point to that machine
> (route add default 192.168.0.1 1) I edited my /etc/nsswitch.conf to read
> hosts: dns files. I'm missing something somewhere. I had this running fine
> with Redhat Linux 6.1 but can't get it to work on Solaris.
> Appreciate any feedback
> Aaron
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