From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Feb 3 13:27:59 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id E8A7016A4CE for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:27:58 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail.valuehost.co.uk (mail.valuehost.co.uk [62.25.99.6]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 9C47F43D31 for ; Tue, 3 Feb 2004 13:27:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bjorn@eikeland.info) Received: (qmail 4121 invoked by uid 89); 3 Feb 2004 21:27:42 +0000 Received: from unknown (HELO beer.eikeland.info) (bjorn@eikeland.info@80.202.106.8) by mail.valuehost.co.uk with SMTP; 3 Feb 2004 21:27:42 +0000 Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:22:03 +0100 To: "V@dim" References: <40200CD8.3060107@sacura.net> From: Bjorn Eikeland Message-ID: In-Reply-To: <40200CD8.3060107@sacura.net> User-Agent: Opera7.23/FreeBSD M2 build 518 Resent-To: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Resent-From: Bjorn Eikeland Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=iso-8859-15 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Resent-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 22:28:01 +0100 Resent-Message-ID: Subject: Re: Help to configure FreeBSD as server X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 21:27:59 -0000 I think you can solve this by adding the DNS suffix to the search list in /etc/resolv.conf, eg: nameserver x.x.x.x search domain.tld This will make your box try adding domain.tld to the host you're trying to lookup. (If you use subdomains you can add them too) (Or use DHCP to pass the DNS suffix on to the clients) hth > > I configure my home FreeBSD OS as server. I run FreeBSD under > WinXP with VMWare Workstation 4. > On my work, Web Programmers company, FreeSD is configured so > (DNS under FreeBSD is configured for zone "office.net" with hosts host1 > & host2), > that from WinXP I can ping host1 and host2 without domain name: > > windows xp console: > ping host1 -> ok > ping host2 -> ok > ping host1.office.net -> ok > ping host2.office.net -> ok > > XP PC is user of workgroup, DNS-suffix is empty. Only DNS in > LAN settings is entered. That's all. > > I have configured my home DNS under FreeBSD with office template. I have > entered DNS, > but at home I can ping only full host names (with domains): > > windows xp console: > ping host1 -> no reply > ping host2 -> no reply > ping host1.office.net -> ok > ping host2.office.net -> ok > > Why? I can't understand. I try to solve this problem 5 days, but > nothing helps me. > When I entered DNS suffix: office.net -> OK. But in my office that works > without DNS-suffix. > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >