Re: Re (n): finding the ip address for dns, nslookup & etc.

[Alan Chandler <alan@chandlerfamily.org.uk>]

On 11/08/10 00:18, peasthope@shaw.ca wrote:
> > [pi.shawcable.net] It's your ISP's search domain.
> OK, but if a system has an address for a working nameserver,
> what is the value or significance of the search domain?

I think it uses this to turn an unqualified name in to a qualified one

so if (in the case above) you searched for xxx then it would search for

xxx.pi.shawcable.net


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Alan Chandler
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