On Wed, 2003-08-27 at 13:59, Simran Hansrai wrote: > Actually I already have that in there (/etc/resolv.conf of my dns server and > all my other unix servers).. should have probably mentioned that.. I have > tried both search chamkila.org and domain chamkila.org.. but I am still > unable to do a nslookup with just the computer name and have to have the > full enermax.chamkila.org in order to do a lookup. Do my windows boxes have > to be in a domain (chamkila.org) in order for it to work with just the > computer name or is that incorrect? Because it is working fine on all my > unix boxes that have search chamkila.org in their /etc/resolv.conf and my > dns server as their nameserver.. >
This is not a server issue, so nothing to do with /etc/resolv.conf on the server (which affects only the local client resolver on that machine). You need to add the DNS domain info to the windows clients. How/where depends on the IP config and the Windows platform in question (2K, XP, etc.). If the Windows machines get IP + DNS servers from a DHCP server, then you need to fix the DHCP server. If the Windows machines have static IP information, you will need to go into the properties panel for the IP connection. Select 'Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)' from the components list then click on the properties button. Click on the 'Advanced' button, then select the DNS pane. Add you DNS domain name in the box for 'DNS suffix for this connection'. Click through the OK buttons to exit from the properties panel. Depending on the Windows flavor you may need a reboot (WinNT for example will need a reboot). This should fix the problem. - rick -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
