resolving names in the shell???

couzteau

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hello

i'm located in a lan that uses a dhcp- server.

I need a proxy to access the web (10.20.1.1:3128) My webbrowsers have no problems resolving names.

when i use the terminal i cannot use any tcp/ip services that require name-resolving. I always get the message: "unknown host www.myhost.org"

when i use nslookup, i see that the shell is trying my own machine as nameserver:
$nslookup www.myhost.org
Server: mymachine.local.
Address: 0.0.0.0

*** Request to mymachine.local. timed-out

My Network-Controlpanel doesn't show a name-server.

I didn't find anything usable in my logfiles.

where can i find out what the nameserver is and how can i set up my shell to use it?

thanx

jacques
 
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