I will assume that the domain you have set in your DNS is "network.net"
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Jim C > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 3:34 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] DNS trouble on MDK 9.0 > > > Grr!! > It just started working again. Friggin thing is haunted or > something. Hmmm... Either that or perhaps I was just tired lastnight. > > I did notice that this syntax for clients works: > > > hostname1 IN A XXX.XXX.X.252 > > hostname2 IN A XXX.XXX.X.251 > > hostname3 IN A XXX.XXX.X.239 As the names are not ending with a period, these 3 lines are equivalents to hostname1.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.252 hostname2.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.251 hostname3.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.239 > while this does not: > > > hostname1. IN A XXX.XXX.X.252 > > hostname2. IN A XXX.XXX.X.251 > > hostname3. IN A XXX.XXX.X.239 In these lines, because the names are ending with a period, you are telling that the full qualified name are just what typed, i.e, hostname1, hostname2 and hostname3. > > I also noticed that if you use this: > > > hostname1.network.net IN A XXX.XXX.X.252 > > hostname2.network.net IN A XXX.XXX.X.251 > > hostname3.network.net IN A XXX.XXX.X.239 Again, as in these lines the names are not are not ending with a period, these are equivalents to: hostname1.network.net.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.252 hostname2.network.net.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.251 hostname3.network.net.network.net. IN A XXX.XXX.X.239 > > You can't then use "hostname1" as an alias for "hostname1.network.net" In other words, if you don't place a period after the name, the domain name is implicitly placed after the name. If you place a period after the name, that's going to be the "real" name, without the domain name being implicitly attached. Finally, to set an alias, use a CNAME register. Hope these few lines will help you. Adolfo
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