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On 9/1/2011 9:58 AM, Tom Sellers wrote:
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><span style="RIGHT: auto">You were
correct. There was no resolv.conf file in the /etc/
directory. I created one with that name and now I can ping
by name although the response seems a little slow at times.
The file may not have been there because I did not have the
server connected to my network when I installed the
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<div style="RIGHT: auto"><span style="RIGHT: auto">Thanks to
everyone for their responses!</span></div>
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How slow are your ping times? What kind of connection are you on?<br>
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Most DSL connections will have between 50 and 80ms, I haven't tested
on Mediacom cable lately, but it used to be lower, like 20ms. Of
course this all depends on where you are.<br>
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-dc<br>
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