[Solved] Apparent DNS error. Pogoplug (gray)

I recently setup by Pogoplug ARMv5 (gray) with a fresh install. It's behind a Netgear WGT624v4 with a basically default setup. The first problem I noticed was with pacman producing the following error:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '[')root/]# pacman -Syu
:: Synchronizing package databases...
error: failed retrieving file 'core.db' from Arch Linux ARM.com : No address record
error: failed to update core (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'extra.db' from Arch Linux ARM.com : No address record
error: failed to update extra (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'community.db' from Arch Linux ARM.com : No address record
error: failed to update community (No address record)
error: failed retrieving file 'aur.db' from Arch Linux ARM.com : No address record
error: failed to update aur (No address record)
error: failed to synchronize any databases

[WarheadsSE]

you can manually add one via /etc/resolv.conf, but to be honest that fact that is trying to look to Arch Linux ARM.com .. how old was that tarball ?

[kurofuneparry]

Thanks for the quite reply.

Adding a nameserver to /etc/rc.conf as shown on the Arch Linux Wiki didn't work even with reset.

I just downloaded and reinstalled the system yesterday but it's possible that my reinstall didn't work because I did something wrong. I did have an old install from the old tarball from about the end of the Arch Linux ARM era. I'm going to have to try another reinstall to see if a fresh installation improves the problem a little.

Thanks for the help.

[WarheadsSE]

Yeah.. while an old tarball should get you network connectivity (and dns resolution), it will look to Arch Linux ARM.com not archlinuxarm.org

[kurofuneparry]

I restarted the installation from the beginning including the latest uBoot (though I may have had the latest version already)

Everything is squared away and working. Thanks!