Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-14 Thread Genes MailLists
One option is simply to have all your hosts use your own DNS server. You may want to run a second slave server. Now you will be authoritative for your internal domain and it will answer for outside zones as well - very probably faster than your ISP anyway. gene -- users mailing list use

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-14 Thread Tim
On Sun, 2011-11-13 at 00:26 -0800, Michael Hannon wrote: > In fact, my resolv.conf DID have an entry for my system, but it was in > reverse order. I.e., to use your example, it was: > > search my.lan > nameserver > nameserver 192.168.1.72 > > I don't understand why the resolver d

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-13 Thread Michael Hannon
>> I don't understand why the resolver didn't fall through to the second >> nameserver, but it evidently did not.  After I put the nameservers in the >> order you suggest, everything seems to be working fine! > Because the multiple servers are only good for the first server failing. > Once the fir

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-13 Thread Michael Hannon
>> Another good suggestion.  I had forgotten about the immutable attribute. >> I've set it now.  (It's a safe bet that in six months or so I'll be sending >> a note to the list, whining about how I can't edit resolv.conf ;-) > Suggestion: take off the immutable bit, now, add a comment saying that

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-13 Thread Joe Zeff
On 11/13/2011 12:26 AM, Michael Hannon wrote: > Another good suggestion. I had forgotten about the immutable > attribute. I've > set it now. (It's a safe bet that in six months or so I'll be sending a > note > to the list, whining about how I can't edit resolv.conf ;-) Suggestion: take off the

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-13 Thread Tom Horsley
On Sun, 13 Nov 2011 00:26:12 -0800 (PST) Michael Hannon wrote: > I don't understand why the resolver didn't fall through to the second > nameserver, but it evidently did not.  After I put the nameservers in the > order you suggest, everything seems to be working fine! Because the multiple servers

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-13 Thread Michael Hannon
>> Greetings.  I just installed Fedora 16 (x86_64) on my home computer today. >> Not an altogether pleasant experience so far, I must say. >> >> I've got one issue in particular that's really puzzling me. [...] >> I.e., the "host" utility CAN resolve the name, as can the "dig" >> utility (not sho

Re: Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-12 Thread G.Wolfe Woodbury
On 11/13/11 00:29, Michael Hannon wrote: > Greetings. I just installed Fedora 16 (x86_64) on my home computer today. > Not an altogether pleasant experience so far, I must say. > > I've got one issue in particular that's really puzzling me. I use my > linux > box as a nameserver for a few other c

Problems with DNS name server in Fedora 16

2011-11-12 Thread Michael Hannon
Greetings.  I just installed Fedora 16 (x86_64) on my home computer today. Not an altogether pleasant experience so far, I must say. I've got one issue in particular that's really puzzling me.  I use my linux box as a nameserver for a few other computers at our house, just to save myself the troub