Question
wget unable to resolve host address
- Posted October 30, 2014
I follow this steps https://www.dropbox.com/install?os=lnx to install dropbox on one of my droplets and it works perfect.
But now I am able to install on other droplet following the same steps. It retrieve this error:
–2014-10-30 08:59:14-- https://www.dropbox.com/download?plat=lnx.x86_64 Resolving www.dropbox.com (www.dropbox.com)… failed: Name or service not known. wget: unable to resolve host address ‘www.dropbox.com’
Can somebady help me fixing this?
Thanks in advance
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SAME PROBLEM
New Droplet in Frankfurt. And it can’t resolve anything …
cat /etc/resolv.conf
# Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
# DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND -- YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 67.207.67.2
nameserver 67.207.67.3
dig @8.8.8.8 www.dropbox.com
; <<>> DiG 9.10.3-P4-Ubuntu <<>> @8.8.8.8 www.dropbox.com
; (1 server found)
;; global options: +cmd
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
DO support page NOT working now too. I can’t open a ticket!
i have same problem how to solve this?
cat /etc/resolv.conf:
Dynamic resolv.conf(5) file for glibc resolver(3) generated by resolvconf(8)
DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE BY HAND – YOUR CHANGES WILL BE OVERWRITTEN
nameserver 8.8.4.4 nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 209.244.0.3
dig www.dropbox.com:
; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> www.dropbox.com ;; global options: +cmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
dig @8.8.8.8 www.dropbox.com:
; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> @8.8.8.8 www.dropbox.com ; (1 server found) ;; global options: +cmd ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
Paste results of these commands:
cat /etc/resolv.conf dig www.dropbox.com dig @8.8.8.8 www.dropbox.com