I cannot ping a domain name from my VPS console/putty


If you're trying to ping a domain name from your VPS console (eg: google.com) and you're getting time out, please proceed to do the following fix.

1. Open your /etc/resolv.conf file (you can use nano command)
$nano /etc/resolv.conf

2. Replace your name servers with the following entries

# OpenDNS
nameserver 4.2.2.3
nameserver 4.2.2.2


3. Save. (ctr + s for windows using nano)

4. Restart named and try to ping the domain

/etc/init.d/named restart

Visit http://www.cyberciti.biz/faq/start-stop-restart-bind9-linux-command/ to learn how to restart named specifically for your Linux distro

If the same problem persist, please contact VPS Support.

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