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1. Re: Slightly less mysterious DNS problem (nick robinson)


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Date: Sat, 25 Oct 2014 10:46:49 +0100
From: nick robinson <nick@njrobinson.net>
To: Bristol and Bath Linux User Group <bristol@mailman.lug.org.uk>
Subject: Re: [bristol] Slightly less mysterious DNS problem
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can you ping 8.8.8.8?

On 22 October 2014 23:25, Y Martin <ym2013@riseup.net> wrote:

> Hi Max
>
> $ cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
> passwd: compat
> group: compat
> shadow: compat
>
> hosts: files dns
> networks: files
>
> protocols: db files
> services: db files
> ethers: db files
> rpc: db files
>
> netgroup: nis
>
> $ cat /etc/host.conf
> multi on
>
> $ cat /etc/resolv.conf
> nameserver 192.168.2.123
> #nameserver 8.8.8.8 #this one didnt work either :-(
>
> $ dig +trace www.google.co.uk
> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.4-rpz2+rl005.12-P1 <<>> +trace www.google.co.uk
> ;; global options: +cmd
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
>
>
>
> Max B:
> > Can you post your /etc/nsswitch.conf , /etc/host.conf and
> > /etc/resolve.conf?
> >
> > and also the output of dig +trace www.google.co.uk.
> >
> > Thanks, Max B
> >
> > On 22 October 2014 11:34, Y Martin <ym2013@riseup.net> wrote:
> >
> >> sudo grep -sxRil "10.42." /var/log/
> >> comes up with nothing :(
> >>
> >> sudo grep -sxRil "10.42." / --exclude-dir=/home/ --exclude-dir=/var/log
> >> --exclude-dir=/tmp
> >> but this took all day!
> >>
> >> After about 6 hours it found nothing. I forgot I was running it at the
> >> end of the day and shut my PC down.. doh! I should do it from 'sudo su'
> >> today so that I cant shut my PC down without killing this command.
> >> i.e.
> >> root@hostname:~# grep -sxRil "10.42." / --exclude-dir=/home/
> >> --exclude-dir=/var/log --exclude-dir=/tmp
> >>
> >> Amias Channer:
> >>> On 20 October 2014 13:52, Y Martin <ym2013@riseup.net> wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> So what next? Unless you have a less crude idea, I will do a grep
> search
> >>>> of my whole OS for the mischievous IP "10.42.0.1" to find where this
> >>>> configuration is residing..
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>> grep your logs first.
> >>>
> >>> Cheers
> >>> Amias
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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