[maemo-developers] [maemo-developers] strange DNS problem with maemo.org via USB network connection

[From: Timo Steuerwald]

Hi all,

I have just found a strange problem. I tried to update the apt package 
database on my N770 and get this:

nokia770:~# apt-get update
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/free Packages
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/free Release
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/non-free Packages
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/non-free Release
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/free Sources
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Err http://repository.maemo.org maemo1.1rc5/free Release
  Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/free/binary-arm/Packages.gz  
Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/free/binary-arm/Release  
Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/non-free/binary-arm/Packages.gz  
Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/non-free/binary-arm/Release  
Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/free/source/Sources.gz  
Could not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Failed to fetch 
http://repository.maemo.org/dists/maemo1.1rc5/free/source/Release  Could 
not resolve 'repository.maemo.org'
Reading Package Lists... Done
E: Some index files failed to download, they have been ignored, or old 
ones used instead.


After this I tried to ping the repository:
nokia770:~# ping repository.maemo.org
ping: repository.maemo.org: No address associated with name

an then the homepage itself:
nokia770:~# ping www.maemo.org
ping: www.maemo.org: No address associated with name

the IP of the domain name:
nokia770:~# ping 212.187.162.158
PING 212.187.162.158 (212.187.162.158): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 212.187.162.158: icmp_seq=0 ttl=54 time=266.7 ms
64 bytes from 212.187.162.158: icmp_seq=1 ttl=54 time=53.4 ms

--- 212.187.162.158 ping statistics ---
2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 53.4/160.0/266.7 ms
nokia770:~#

ok the connection is good, but if I try to ping another common domain 
name like google.de everything works:
nokia770:~# ping www.google.de
PING www.l.google.com (64.233.183.147): 56 data bytes
64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: icmp_seq=0 ttl=243 time=33.5 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: icmp_seq=1 ttl=244 time=35.7 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: icmp_seq=2 ttl=243 time=47.3 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: icmp_seq=3 ttl=244 time=68.8 ms
64 bytes from 64.233.183.147: icmp_seq=4 ttl=243 time=74.0 ms

--- www.l.google.com ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 packets received, 0% packet loss
round-trip min/avg/max = 33.5/51.8/74.0 ms
nokia770:~#

What can be the source of the problem? Any ideas?

I whish all the maemo developers a good start into the new year! :-)

Cheers,

Timo