Solaris

I have connectivity to 192.168.2.1 (confirmed by pinging)
but I couldn't reach 198.235.216.131 as, I think, that resides outside our network. (192.168.2.xxx)
I have also tried pinging other servers and machines in our network and that seems to be working just fine.

I am locally connected to the box, we have been working on through and SSH client.
(I am still at the office in the same network).

Well, are you trying to send email to another box inside your environment or outside yoru environment. Can you ping something externally, like google?

Code:

ping google.com

Trying to send email outside our network (ie. to my hotmail/gmail account)
pinging goolge.ca doesnt work

# ping google.com
ping: unknown host google.com

Well, if you are trying to send email outside the company, your box has to be on a network with outside access. Check your /etc/resolv.conf file for the "nameserver" value. You have to have a valid DNS server to route outside of your subnet.

Unless you are DHCP'ing your server, then you've probably go to contact your netadmin to see what's up.

Thanks a lot.
Our netadmin is on vacation hence all this is on me.
I have emailed him and let's see what he replies.
I will update you tomorrow if I hear anything from him.
If not, then you might have to guide me through this process yourself :$ ... If you don't mind that is. Till then have yourself a great night .

Thanks once again for allllllllllllllllllllll your help.
Cheers,
Kazmi

Good luck.

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If your server is on the same subnet as your PC you are working on (you're ssh'd from your desktop, right?), then just get the DNS IP server from your desktop.

If it's Windows, Mac, Linux, you should be able to find that fairly easily. Then place that IP address in /etc/resolv.conf like:

Code:

nameserver 192.#.#.#

Good Afternoon
Hope you had a pleasant evening and thanks for your on going support with this problem.

Here is what I found in my /etc/resolv.conf file

I am a little confused as I can ping the router (192.168.2.1) but cannot ping (198.235.216.131)
Any suggestions as to whats the problem here? fixes?

192.168.2.xxx is our companies network. Should there be a DNS server inside our network (on 192.168.2.xxx) and if so, how can I set one up?