> 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.
The domain name should go into /etc/resolv.conf You also have to assign the first nameserver to be _your_ nameserver and not your ISP's. # cat /etc/resolv.conf search isengard.net nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver ... nameserver ... > > 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 Good luck, Rein -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
