On Thursday 22 March 2007 17:14, I wrote: > Hello list, > > I have a server running bind that is master for 'domain.local'. > When I try to use a FQDN from within an application on my debian > etch 'desktop machine' (e.g. in a browser: http://host.domain.local/) it > does not resolve / ask the DNS server for the address. > > with the tool 'host' I can resolve queries just fine. > e.g. for hostname 'svn' > $ host svn > or > $ host svn.domain.local > I get the correct answer and a request to the DNS server is made as I can > see in the debug log there. > > $ ping svn > succeeds, it obviously adds the domain as found in resolv.conf (search > domain.local) to the host part > while > $ ping svn.domain.local > fails. No query to the server is made, thus no address resolved, ping > fails.
Thanks for the replys. Bernhard got me on the right track by providing the keyword 'mdns', which led me to the culprit: the avahi-daemon. This page explains it rather well: http://www.avahi.org/wiki/AvahiAndUnicastDotLocal Since I have a setup with dhcp / dns et al. I simply removed the daemon for the time being. Note to self for future reference: avoid .local domains. Richard -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
