DNS server not working in QEMU usermode networking

Question

I am trying to get QEMU 2.8.0 on Windows host to work with my Linux guest with vanilla 2.6.11.12 kernel but it is responding with unknown host.

I am using user mode networking (SLIRP). Here's my qemu network status:

And my ifconfig:

And my routing table:

I am able to ping the router but not the QEMU DNS server:

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you very much.

@PeterMaydell Yes, that is what I meant. I've update the post to reflect that. — markf78, Apr 10 '17 at 13:13

score 1 · Accepted Answer · edited Aug 28 '18 at 08:23

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This was not a problem with QEMU but instead a problem with my DNS setup.

My /etc/nsswitch.conf contained:

hosts: files

instead of the correct:

hosts: files dns

So it was not making the DNS requests to the server.

edited Aug 28 '18 at 08:23

anatoly techtonik

answered May 12 '17 at 18:31

markf78

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