Slashdot resolution?

[TacKat]

I noticed something distressing today when trying to get to slashdot. Yesterday I was sitting on my linux box and tried to connect to /. only to see a "hostname not found" error. Strange I thought, maybe their servers are down...

So I tried it again earlier today, same error. Then I mistakenly tried to bring it up on my windows machine and it loaded! "Okay, maybe they're back up," I thought and walked over to my linux box. Tried loading, same error.

"Maybe it's an Opera problem?" Brought up the CLI and tried with lynx. Same problem.

ALL of my windows machines can get to /., but my linux box either can't find the hostname or can't connect to the remote server. The machines all use the same cable modem, so it's not a connection problem.

Just what is going on here???

Edit: Ugh. Curiouser and curiouser. On a hunch, I rebooted, since I had left linux running for a few days (something I hadn't done before), and now it connects fine. I'd rather not have to reboot everyday just to get to /. and I suspect this isn't a problem specific to /. Can anyone give me a clue as to how to resolve this?

[ 15 August 2001: Message edited by: TacKat ]

[Strike]

Something is wrong with your DNS setup in Linux. Do you use DHCP for your cable modem? If so, it should set your nameservers for you in /etc/resolv.conf, but perhaps your DHCP client is crappy or configured wrong. If it's a static IP and not DHCP, you need to get the DNS server IP addresses and put them in /etc/resolv.conf.

[TacKat]

Thanks for that. I guess now is a good time to finish reading that linux network guide, eh? Sorry for the inconvenience.