DNS problem on local network
I installed dnsmasq to run DNS and DHCP servers on my little home network of 4
PCs and a couple of laptops, and everything was going fine, internet browsing,
ssh, ftp by IP address etc.
Now I am trying to get DNS to work for local machines but it won't co-operate. I
spent the last couple of hours pouring over HOWTOs and FAQs trying to work out
the problem but I'm stuck with a few errors messages which I suspect point to
something totally obvious to those in the know.
My server isengard runs dnsmasq to provide the dhcp clients. However it doesn't
recognise any internal network domain name:
isengard:~# hostname
isengard
isengard:~# hostname --fqdn
hostname: Unknown host
isengard:~# nslookup gondor
Server: 194.74.65.69
Address: 194.74.65.69#53
** server can't find gondor: NXDOMAIN
I worked out the domain name should go into /etc/resolv.conf (
http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/NET3-4-HOWTO-5.html ) but then it seems that this is
under the control of something else.
isengard is running etch, installed from scratch, so I figured I made an error
in the config setup.
On my main client, gondor, I have a similar problem. Plus programs such as xfce
give me warning messages that I should put my hostname in my /etc/hosts file.
Any insights would be welcome,
Adam
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