guys,


I try to connect to IRC with my linode IP,
but as I typed:

/server irc.name.net

the client cannot resolved the hostname;

but after I typed:

How can I change that my client (in my linode account)
can resolve the hostname of the server.



reagrds,
Indy.

There is no such machine as 'irc.name.net'.

If I do 'whois irc.name.net' it returns
'No match for "IRC.NAME.NET".'

You need a the correct name of the ircserver you're trying to connect to.

There is a machine named 'irc.name.net'

> irc.name.net
Server:         12.96.160.115
Address:        12.96.160.115#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name:   irc.name.net
Address: 66.17.140.18
>
--
PING irc.name.net (66.17.140.18) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from 66.17.140.18: icmp_seq=1 ttl=55 time=25.4 ms
64 bytes from 66.17.140.18: icmp_seq=2 ttl=55 time=25.0 ms

You probably need to check your DNS settings (/etc/resolv.conf)

A quick and dirty way to see if DNS is working is by trying to ping a machine by its name:

ping irc.name.net

if it gives you back an IP then you know DNS is working.

That's because whois is a domain listing service, not a hostname listing service. Try a whois for "www.google.com"; it won't work, because it's not a domain. "google.com" does, though. In the same way, "name.net" works, but doesn't tell you what you're looking for.

As elio said, you need to use DNS to see if it works, not whois.