[ILUG] Ping numbers ok but not names and netscape cannot search, why?

[John Dunnion]

> > i can log on to iol, i can ping using numbers.
> > 
> > Why can i not ping using names and why does netscape not find hostnames and
> > give me that $socks_ns error. all my files eem to be in order.
> 
> ]$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> 
> You should see something like:
> 
> search iol.ie
> nameserver 194.125.2.240
> nameserver 194.125.2.241
> 
> 
> These are IOLs DNS servers, they translate the hostnames ("names") into
> I.P. addresses ("numbers") for your browser.

And the eircom.net numbers are:
159.134.237.6
159.134.248.17

Again, they should be put into the file /etc/resolv.conf.

John.