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From: Robert Eckardt <roberte@mep.ruhr-uni-bochum.de>
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Subject: Re: nslookup / DNS problem
In-Reply-To: <01BBCAF9.950AC8C0@pth048.motherwell.com.au> from Greg Laslett at "5. Nov. 96  9:13:16"
To: G_Laslett@motherwell.com.au (Greg Laslett)
Date: Tue, 5 Nov 1996 05:31:56 +0100 (MET)
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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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