Re: dig knows while ping doesn't

[T o n g <mlist4suntong@yahoo.com>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 03:20:58 +0000, T o n g wrote:

> I can't explain the following myself: . . . 
> 
> -- dig knows the host maroon.
> -- yet ping doesn't know the host maroon.

- It actually happens to all of my local hosts short names, unless the 
domain name is appended.
- My DNS server is DNSmasq, the whole setup is blogged at
  http://sfxpt.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/providing-dhcp-and-dns-services-
with-dnsmasq/

Thanks

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