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I keep getting this kind of error in my WP dashboard:

WP HTTP Error: Couldn't resolve host

I tend to believe it's a DNS issue although all was working OK before. What I have done is altering the /etc/hosts file and adding stuff like:

127.0.0.1               localhost.localdomain localhost
188.116.55.217          zako.vladoiu.net zako
72.233.56.139 api.wordpress.org
72.233.69.6 jetpack.wordpress.com
72.233.56.138 downloads.wordpress.org
72.233.56.138 jetpack.wordpress.org
72.233.69.89 rest.akismet.com
72.233.69.88 rest.akismet.com
66.135.58.62 rest.akismet.com
66.135.58.61 rest.akismet.com
173.194.70.109 smtp.gmail.com
76.74.254.123 dashboard.wordpress.com  
173.194.65.106 blogsearch.google.com
173.194.*.* google.com

While this fixes the error say :

WP HTTP Error: Couldn't resolve host 'rest.akismet.com'

2 Answers 2

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Put valid DNS server entries into /etc/resolv.conf.

It should look something like this:

nameserver 203.0.113.187
nameserver 198.51.100.32
nameserver 2001:db8:24fe:381::37

The actual values will be supplied by your ISP, hosting provider or datacenter. Or you can use public DNS providers such as Google Public DNS.

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  • Ha,thanks a bunch! I am using a freeDns service: fns2.42.pl & fns1.42.pl - i'll just take the IP's and put there. Thank you!
    – Sasha
    Nov 13, 2012 at 23:10
  • Those don't look like normal recursive DNS servers. They probably aren't. Nov 13, 2012 at 23:12
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Use this in your /etc/resolv.conf file on server:

nameserver 8.8.8.8 nameserver 8.8.4.4

Should solve your issues.

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