config. NS Navigator - hosts not found!

[Aaron Weber_1]

Sorry for the only semi-related post, if anyone has a better place for it, I'll
move it...

After installing NS Navigator on HPUX 11, Navigator can't seem to resolve
hostnames, even though pinging hostnames works fine (i.e. nsswitch.conf and
other DNS info seems to work fine). Futhermore, if I enter an ip-address on
the web, it's OK...just DNS look-ups fail.

I tried the $SOCKS_NS variable, but this didn't help. All net-settings in the
client seem OK.

Anyone see this and fix it?

Thanks in advance!

[Mark Ling_1]

Check /etc/resolv.conf to see if there are DNS server IPs in it. Make sure you
can ping these IPs, sometime if the default router has problem, you won't be
able to see the DNS servers. You can also use nslookup to trace the URL name to
test the connection, this should trigger the DNS lookup, and give you the IP of
the URL name. If not, check the lookup order and conditions in
/etc/nsswitch.conf.

[Aaron Weber_1]

I don't have any issues from a shell/prompt. The problems seem isolated to
Mozilla/Netscape Navigator. It can't resolve anything.

I had previously checked those files with similar troubleshooting tactics.
Good idea though.

[Berlene Herren_1]

Aaron, what version Netscape are you using?

Berlene