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Wolfdroid
New Member
May 29, 2023
Question

Unable to resolve hostname

  • May 29, 2023
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Hi guys,

i am trying to get hands on Fortigate FW..... i tried version 7.0 7.2 7.4 but anyway not able to activate the evaluation license with my forticloud account.... Everytime and in every version it is throwing error

 

Unable to resolve hostname .

i tried certain blogs over internet ,, but didnt found anything to resolve the issue . Can anyone guide me out in this.

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2 replies

gfleming
Staff
Staff
May 29, 2023

OK sounds like DNS Is not working. How have you got it configured?

xshkurti
Staff
Staff
May 29, 2023

Follow this guide because it has step-by-step troubleshooting tips on how to make it work, from Ping to DNS resolution and next FortiGuard services:

Troubleshooting Tip: Unable to connect to FortiGua... - Fortinet Community