Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1998 19:12:37 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: junkmale@xtra.co.nz Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named vs hosts (and qpopper) Message-ID: <199807252312.TAA28801@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <199807252142.JAA25267@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> from Dan Langille at "Jul 26, 98 09:42:18 am"
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Dan Langille wrote: > I'm running a mini-DNS system here on my subnet at home. I'm trying to sort out the DNS issues > associated with the qpopper message 'unable to get canonical name of client'. > > 1 - My /etc/host.conf file contains 'bind' before 'host'. I think this point explains the qpopper message > does not appear if the client information is contained in /etc/hosts. If I remove the entry from /etc/host, > the message returns. Is my thinking correct here? Yes, I think so. > 2 - My theory is that if my DNS is set correctly, qpopper should be able to get the information it needs > without resorting to the /etc/hosts file. Am I correct? Yes. > 3 - Any suggestion as to what to try next? Well, I think we need a peek into the zone files. The client in your local LAN, right? Do you have reverse lookup OK in the zone file for in-addr.arpa? Assuming the client is box12.local.net 10.0.0.12, try: $ nslookup [message about localhost being the server] > box12 Tell us what it says > box12.local.net Tell us what it says > 12.0.0.10.in-addr.arpa Tell us what it says nslookup doesn't use the /etc/hosts file. Dave -- Sancho Panza: `Microsoft Windows NT Server is the most secure network operating system available.' Don Quixote: `You are mistaken, Sancho.' To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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