problem with /etc/resolve.conf

[vedaprasad]

Hi guys, this is vedaprasad. I am not able to find /etc/resolve.conf on my centos machine.it says no such file or dir .with out this file i am not able to connect to internet.when i ping my localhost and my machines ip address i am getting a reply.but when i ping some domain(eg - google.com) i get no reply.i tried manually entering the dns nameserver from system->adminstration->network->dns tab.i dono what ip to enter there..can some one please help


Thanks in advance

[Irithori]

The filename is /etc/resolv.conf
not /etc/resolve.conf

If /etc/resolv.conf should also be missing, you can create it as a quickfix.
Become root, and put this in the file:
nameserver <IP_OF_YOUR_NAMESERVER>

You should be able to resolve names now.

Do a reboot and look at /etc/resolv.conf again for changes.

[devils casper]

i tried manually entering the dns nameserver from system->adminstration->network->dns tab.i dono what ip to enter there

You can use OpenDNS, Google DNS or DNS provided by your Internet Service provider.