Magnus wrote:
> What makes it even more wierd, is that I am able to resolv hostnames by
> using
> 'nslookup'.
> prompt # nslookup freebsd.org
> server: dnscache01.chello.no
> address: 212.186.255.29
>
> Name: Freebsd.org
> address: 216.136.204.21
>
> Wich means I am able to resolve hostnames, DNS is working, however
> applications like ping, ftp etc. fails to resolve hostnames.
> How does the application resolve hostnames, what can cause what I
> am experiencing ?
Seems like this sort of thing could happen if you didn't have 'bind' listed
in /etc/host.conf.
I'm not sure -hackers is the most appropriate list either.
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