both resolv.conf and nsswitch.conf files are not working for opening internet webpages. iam able to ping the dns server through my machine.this is for solaris 9. guide me. thanks

do you have a defaultrouter file in /etc

yes i have the defaultrouter file with the entry in /etc

Hello, Please give more information! Can you get IP adresses with nslookup? Can you ping internet hosts using IPs? Can you post your /etc/resolv.conf and your /etc/nsswitch.conf? jmiturbe

Hello, Maybe my answer to a previous post in this forum called resolv file (or something similar) can help you. Read please! Bye, jmiturbe

Sorry for the delayed response. Iam still on to the same problem.Iam posting the details.pls guide me! 1)resolv.conf file is dominname DBC.COM search DBC.COM nameserver 151.203.0.84 nameserver 151.202.0.84 #nameserver 155.1.49.6 #nameserver 155.1.49.118 #nameserver 192.168.0.6 2) more nsswitch.conf # # /etc/nsswitch.dns: # # An example file that could be copied over to /etc/nsswitch.conf; it uses # DNS for hosts lookups, otherwise it does not use any other naming service. # # "hosts:" and "services:" in this file are used only if the # /etc/netconfig file has a "-" for nametoaddr_libs of "inet" transports. passwd: files group: files # You must also set up the /etc/resolv.conf file for DNS name 3)# nslookup Default Server: boston1-qwest.bellatlantic.net Address: 151.203.0.84 > www.yahoo.com Server: boston1-qwest.bellatlantic.net Address: 151.203.0.84 Non-authoritative answer: Name: www.yahoo.akadns.net Addresses: 64.58.76.224, 64.58.76.176, 64.58.76.222, 64.58.76.226 64.58.76.231, 64.58.76.177, 64.58.76.223, 64.58.76.178, 64.58.76.227 64.58.76.230, 64.58.76.179, 64.58.76.225, 64.58.76.229 Aliases: www.yahoo.com 4) more defaultrouter 192.168.0.1 5)I can also ping the internet hosts using IP. But still the web pages r not getting displayed.i tried after reboot too.

/etc/nsswitch.conf should have the following hosts:files dns