Does your /etc/nsswitch.conf file have 'dns' for hosts?
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 10:50 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [expert] DNS trouble on MDK 9.0
> Brian wrote:
>> what happens if you try this:
>> host <name of client> <name of dns server>
>>
The following:
> [jcolling@enigma jcolling]$ host spartack enigma
> ;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached
> [jcolling@enigma jcolling]$ host spartack.microverse.net enigma
> Using domain server:
> Name: enigma
> Address: 192.168.1.253#53
> Aliases:
>
> Host spartack.microverse.net not found: 3(NXDOMAIN)
> [jcolling@enigma jcolling]$
I should probably double check the db files as they were generated
mostly by the wizard.
>>
>> On Wed, 18 Dec 2002 01:21:09 -0800
>> Jim C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>OK, I set up a dns server on my gateway. It works fine from the clients
...
>>>it. Anybody got any clues? Are there some issues of which I am not aware?
>>>
>>>Jim C.
