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editrix
June 23rd, 2008, 04:26 PM
Ack! I've got the wrong prefix! It should be [all variants] and I can't change it.

Could someone please tell me what /etc/resolv.conf is supposed to look like?

I began a thread in Absolute Beginners http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=837309 because I can't connect to localhost but so far, no joy. I think I'm getting close to an answer, however. I have no entry for myself in /etc/resolv.conf and I think I should. But I don't know what it's supposed to look like. The examples I've found on the web don't make much sense to me.

Right now, what I have is:

domain ncf.ca #kppp temp entry
nameserver 134.117.137.1
nameserver 134.117.1.27
nameserver 134.117.137.1 #kppp temp entry
nameserver 134.117.1.27 #kppp temp entry


The IP numbers are for ncf.ca, my ISP.
plewisfdx
June 23rd, 2008, 04:33 PM
Here's my output.

search lan
nameserver 192.168.1.1


But I think your problem may involve /etc/hosts

What does that file look like on your machine?

I think it should look like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 hostname

I'm not sure if the second line is .1.1 since my network is .1.1, but I think the first line is important for your issue.
superprash2003
June 23rd, 2008, 04:41 PM
the resolv.conf file is normally filled by your router in the case of DHCP..
editrix
June 23rd, 2008, 05:54 PM
the resolv.conf file is normally filled by your router in the case of DHCP..

Except I don't have a router. I'm on dialup. I have an ethernet card, which is currently disabled. I'm wondering if it somehow messed up resolv.conf.
editrix
June 23rd, 2008, 05:57 PM
Here's my output.

search lan
nameserver 192.168.1.1


I've found many examples with that "search" line, but as you can see, I don't have one. And "lan" means you're somehow networked, right? I'm not.


But I think your problem may involve /etc/hosts ...

I think it should look like this:

127.0.0.1 localhost
127.0.1.1 hostname


That's what mine looks like. :(
editrix
June 24th, 2008, 06:03 PM
Problem solved in that it wasn't resolv.conf, it was /etc/hosts.

The 1st line of which should read:
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost computername

So that's all fixed, but Firefox crashed. Sigh!