Re: minor DNS problem

[Rob MacWilliams <robmacw@cl-sys.com>]

>> 
>> hi all,
>> 
>> Sorry to come back to the list again. Just a little glitch really, but it
>> has me stumped... I can't get IP name resolution working properly. (All I
>> want to do is resolve IP addresses using an available nameserver.)
>> 
>> I can connect to machines on the local ethernet fine, using numeric IP
>> addresses (can't see outside the local domain, due to the firewall, but
>> that's another story..). Also, I can connect using name instead of number
>> for a couple of machines I put into /etc/hosts by hand. 
>> 
>> My /etc/host.conf file says
>> 	order hosts,bind
>> 	multi on
>> 
>> and /etc/resolv.conf says
>> 	search bath.ac.uk



>> 	nameserver 138.38.32.3,138.38.32.46

Try
	nameserver 138.38.32.3
	nameserver 138.38.32.46

instead.  That is what is working for me.



>> 
>> I know the nameservers are ok, from doing
>> 	nslookup - 138.38.32.3
>> 
>> So, looking in /etc/hosts for hostnames is working, and the local
>> nameservers are working and reachable... But something somewhere is
>> clearly not connecting... Can anyone suggest what?
>> 
>> eternally grateful, ;)
>> 
>> --
>> Andrew                                               bspajs@bath.ac.uk
>> 
>> 
>> 
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Rob MacWilliams   robmacw@cl-sys.com
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