why do all bad hostnames resolve to 198.105.254.23?





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I'm running 14.04 on a desktop and laptop connected to a DSL router and am unable to get any of the internal hostnames to resolve correctly. When I dig desktopname:



; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> desktopname
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39208
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;desktopname. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.254.23
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.244.23

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 17 20:18:11 PDT 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 61

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback









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    Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

    – muru
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:28













  • so - how to i fix it?

    – user339811
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:48











  • Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 18 '14 at 4:15


















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I'm running 14.04 on a desktop and laptop connected to a DSL router and am unable to get any of the internal hostnames to resolve correctly. When I dig desktopname:



; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> desktopname
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39208
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;desktopname. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.254.23
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.244.23

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 17 20:18:11 PDT 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 61

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback









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  • 1





    Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

    – muru
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:28













  • so - how to i fix it?

    – user339811
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:48











  • Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 18 '14 at 4:15














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I'm running 14.04 on a desktop and laptop connected to a DSL router and am unable to get any of the internal hostnames to resolve correctly. When I dig desktopname:



; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> desktopname
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39208
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;desktopname. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.254.23
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.244.23

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 17 20:18:11 PDT 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 61

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback









share|improve this question














I'm running 14.04 on a desktop and laptop connected to a DSL router and am unable to get any of the internal hostnames to resolve correctly. When I dig desktopname:



; <<>> DiG 9.9.5-3-Ubuntu <<>> desktopname
;; global options: +cmd
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 39208
;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 2, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL: 0

;; QUESTION SECTION:
;desktopname. IN A

;; ANSWER SECTION:
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.254.23
desktopname. 10 IN A 198.105.244.23

;; Query time: 64 msec
;; SERVER: 192.168.0.1#53(192.168.0.1)
;; WHEN: Fri Oct 17 20:18:11 PDT 2014
;; MSG SIZE rcvd: 61

cat /etc/network/interfaces

auto lo
iface lo inet loopback






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    Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

    – muru
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:28













  • so - how to i fix it?

    – user339811
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:48











  • Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 18 '14 at 4:15














  • 1





    Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

    – muru
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:28













  • so - how to i fix it?

    – user339811
    Oct 18 '14 at 3:48











  • Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

    – David Foerster
    Oct 18 '14 at 4:15








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Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

– muru
Oct 18 '14 at 3:28







Your ISP is probably serving a domain-not-found page. E.g: askubuntu.com/q/49817/158442

– muru
Oct 18 '14 at 3:28















so - how to i fix it?

– user339811
Oct 18 '14 at 3:48





so - how to i fix it?

– user339811
Oct 18 '14 at 3:48













Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

– David Foerster
Oct 18 '14 at 4:15





Change your DNS provider as described in the answers to “What is the proper way to change the DNS IP?”. You may be able to change the DNS server entry in your router to affect everyone in your LAN.

– David Foerster
Oct 18 '14 at 4:15










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This is your ISP (in this case, Centurylink) trying to be helpful and resolve all unresolvable domains to a "helper" page that shows you a list of search results



Centurylink Webhelper



According to their "Why am I here link?":




The CenturyLink Web Helper service provides helpful search results to
our customers when they would otherwise encounter web address errors.
You are seeing search results offered by the CenturyLink Web Helper
service because you clicked on an invalid link or entered an invalid
Web address into the address bar of your browser. Misspellings and
typing errors frequently cause these errors. In instances where the
site you were looking for is clear, you may not see this page at all.
Instead, the service may take you directly to the site.







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    This is your ISP (in this case, Centurylink) trying to be helpful and resolve all unresolvable domains to a "helper" page that shows you a list of search results



    Centurylink Webhelper



    According to their "Why am I here link?":




    The CenturyLink Web Helper service provides helpful search results to
    our customers when they would otherwise encounter web address errors.
    You are seeing search results offered by the CenturyLink Web Helper
    service because you clicked on an invalid link or entered an invalid
    Web address into the address bar of your browser. Misspellings and
    typing errors frequently cause these errors. In instances where the
    site you were looking for is clear, you may not see this page at all.
    Instead, the service may take you directly to the site.







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      This is your ISP (in this case, Centurylink) trying to be helpful and resolve all unresolvable domains to a "helper" page that shows you a list of search results



      Centurylink Webhelper



      According to their "Why am I here link?":




      The CenturyLink Web Helper service provides helpful search results to
      our customers when they would otherwise encounter web address errors.
      You are seeing search results offered by the CenturyLink Web Helper
      service because you clicked on an invalid link or entered an invalid
      Web address into the address bar of your browser. Misspellings and
      typing errors frequently cause these errors. In instances where the
      site you were looking for is clear, you may not see this page at all.
      Instead, the service may take you directly to the site.







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        This is your ISP (in this case, Centurylink) trying to be helpful and resolve all unresolvable domains to a "helper" page that shows you a list of search results



        Centurylink Webhelper



        According to their "Why am I here link?":




        The CenturyLink Web Helper service provides helpful search results to
        our customers when they would otherwise encounter web address errors.
        You are seeing search results offered by the CenturyLink Web Helper
        service because you clicked on an invalid link or entered an invalid
        Web address into the address bar of your browser. Misspellings and
        typing errors frequently cause these errors. In instances where the
        site you were looking for is clear, you may not see this page at all.
        Instead, the service may take you directly to the site.







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        This is your ISP (in this case, Centurylink) trying to be helpful and resolve all unresolvable domains to a "helper" page that shows you a list of search results



        Centurylink Webhelper



        According to their "Why am I here link?":




        The CenturyLink Web Helper service provides helpful search results to
        our customers when they would otherwise encounter web address errors.
        You are seeing search results offered by the CenturyLink Web Helper
        service because you clicked on an invalid link or entered an invalid
        Web address into the address bar of your browser. Misspellings and
        typing errors frequently cause these errors. In instances where the
        site you were looking for is clear, you may not see this page at all.
        Instead, the service may take you directly to the site.








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