Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 05:31:56 +0100 (MET) From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> To: G_Laslett@motherwell.com.au (Greg Laslett) Cc: questions@FREEBSD.ORG, support@iinet.net.au Subject: Re: nslookup / DNS problem Message-ID: <199611050431.FAA00380@ghost.mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de> In-Reply-To: <01BBCAF9.950AC8C0@pth048.motherwell.com.au> from Greg Laslett at "5. Nov. 96 9:13:16"
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> I am in the closing stages of setting up my internet gateway for DNS.
>
> The address of the primary name server is 203.28.84.11
>
> When I run nslookup to check things out, it's ok if I specify a
> server address of 0, but fails if I give the 'real' address of
> 203.28.84.11
>
> bash$ nslookup - 0
> Default Server: kimba.abseil.com.au
> Address: 0.0.0.0
>
> >
>
> bash$ nslookup - 203.28.84.11
> *** Can't find server name for address 203.28.84.11: Non-existent host/domain
> *** Default servers are not available
> bash$
>
> Can anybody suggest a likely cause for the above ?
You have no /etc/resolv.conf
Create one with the following lines in it:
domain abseil.com.au
nameserver 203.28.84.11
(Assuming your domian is called `abseil.com.au')
Robert
> Regards,
> Greg Laslett. G_Laslett@motherwell.com.au
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