adding nameserver DNS Ip's to /etc/ips.remotedns

I need help adding my nameserver's IPs through telnet

[cdkrg]

I'm having a weird problem, some of my domains are not resolving correctly. My host said to add their DNS Ip's to /etc/ips.remotedns

How do I check that through ssh or telnet?

How would I go about adding the IPs?

Any help is gratly appreciated.

[cdkrg]

Pardon the typos. It seems I am unable to edit my post (there must be a time limit).

Any answers are greatly appreciated, in addition to gratly. :-)

[DaveAtIFG]

Welcome to WebmasterWorld cdkrg! :)

When you telent into a *nix system you'll get a command prompt similar to:
machinename:~$

In *nix parlance, you're talking to a "shell" which is a command interperter. Simply navigate to the /etc directory and use a text editor to revise your file.

If you're unfamiliar, either of these pages provide enough *nix basics to get the job done.

[isu.edu...] or
[cc.uoregon.edu...]

[cdkrg]

I will look up the Unix commands. I have been able to log in through ssh a few times.

If anyone is so inclined it would help me to know what commands can be used to enter text in a Unix platform.

[cdkrg]

Ok, I now know how to navigate and edit that file, my next question is what format the DNS IPs should be in.

Do I just add the IPs (one per line) or is there more to it?

[cdkrg]

I have solved this problem. Can someone edit my thread to say it's solved? Regards.

[sun818]

Free SSH client I use is called Putty - I love it because no installation is required. Once you are at the shell prompt, the one command that seems universal is "vi". It is the default Unix editor, but it is very different from Windows NotePad. Sometimes web hosts will be nice and have "pico" installed which is an easier to use editor with on-screen help.

So, on the shell prompt, you type the command and file you want to edit under the /etc directory.

webhost$ pico /etc/ips.remotedns