Assuming you have the ifconfig interface issues settled, the next usual culprit is
Code:
/etc/nsswitch.conf
...
passwd: files
group: files
hosts: dns files
ipnodes: files
networks: files
protocols: files
rpc: files
ethers: files
netmasks: files
bootparams: files
publickey: files
...
Edit yours so that the "
hosts" line to read per above; that is, include the "
dns" entry. The default is "file" only.
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