Re: woody - problems with dns
host(1) doesn't read /etc/hosts - it only does DNS lookups - that is, it queries DNS servers. Unless "mymachine" is is registered and available for lookup via one of the DNS servers specified in /etc/resolv.conf , then host is correct in telling you that your machine does not exist. If you're not sure "mymachine" is being resolved correctly otherwise, try `ping mymachine`.
Levi
On Tue, 6 Nov 2001 04:02:11 +0100
Steffen Evers <mldeb@forevers.de> wrote:
~Hello,
~
~I have some problems with the DNS service on my woody system and I think
~I have experienced the same problems on my sid installation:
~
~Maybe I have misunderstood something, but I think this behavior is not
~correct:
~
~When I look for the hostname of my local machine with
~
~> host mymachine
~> mymachine does not exist, try again
~
~> host localhost
~> localhost A 127.0.0.1
~
~I have tried several alternatives in /etc/hosts, but it did not work:
~> 127.0.0.1 localhost mymachine
~or
~> 127.0.0.1 localhost
~> 127.0.0.1 mymachine
~
~It feels like that the /etc/hosts file is not used at all.
~
~However, the file /etc/nsswitch.conf does contain the line:
~> hosts: files dns
~
~Therefore I think everything is set up correctly, but still it doesn't
~work. I have never tried 'host mymachine' before. So, I do not really know
~if this behavior is new. However, my router is set to 'dial on demand' and
~I used to be offline for long periods, but now the router dials in because
~of the DNS query looking for mymachine after a few minutes. Therefore I
~guess this behavior has been introduced to my system by one of my regular
~package updates recently (1 week?).
~
~Hints, solutions, location for documentation, comments?
~
~Should I send a bug report? To which package?
~
~Bye, Steffen
~
~
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