can't resolve github.com

[cfranz]

I can't seem to use github at all for anything I've tried. The most obvious is 'rpi-update' reporting that it cannot resolve 'github.com'. The following is the run in total:

• pi@raspberrypi ~ $ sudo rpi-update
  *** Raspberry Pi firmware updater by Hexxeh, enhanced by AndrewS
  *** Performing self-update
  --2013-07-02 19:15:43-- https://github.com/Hexxeh/rpi-update/ra ... rpi-update
  Resolving github.com (github.com)... failed: Name or service not known.
  wget: unable to resolve host address `github.com'
  !!! Failed to download update for rpi-update!
  !!! Make sure you have ca-certificates installed and that the time is set correctly

I've run install and upgrade for the ca-certificates and 'apt-get' says that they are fine. The date/time are set fine. I've played with my network settings and have tried it with the WiFi and hard connect.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Carl

[Hove]

Hi Carl,

From what I remember when I did this, you need to install git first

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sudo apt-get install git-all

Try it again once that's installed.

Andy

[rpdom]

Resolving github.com (github.com)... failed: Name or service not known.
wget: unable to resolve host address `github.com'

Do you have a working internet connection?

What you seem to be getting is a DNS error when looking up the IP address for the name "github.com".

Does this work?

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ping -c 1 google.com

What are the contents of your /etc/resolv.conf file?
and the output of these commands:

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sudo ifconfig -a
ip route

[pangren]

I've also been having this problem. But I just stumbled on this solution (url below) and it works! It is a wget issue and after u

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sudo nano /etc/wgetrc 

add the line :

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inet4_only = on

and you'll be on your way.

http://www.raspberrypi.org/phpBB3/viewt ... 2&p=235342

[DougieLawson]

It's simpler than you think.

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PING github.com (192.30.252.131) 56(84) bytes of data.

Your netmask is wrong! It should be 255.255.255.0.

Your home network is 192.168.xxx.xxx or in CIDR 192.168.0.0/24
Github.com is 192.30.252.131

If you set your local netmask to 255.0.0.0 so your network is 192.0.0.0/8 then TCP/IP assumes that github.com is part of your local subnet, it won't ask the gateway/router to route the packets out to the public Internet.

There'll be another 16 million other websites that are also not accessible.