Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 08:38:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Chris Coleman <chris@bb.cc.wa.us> To: Rick Osteen <rosteen@1eagle1.com> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Nameserver Error Message-ID: <Pine.NEB.3.94.970707083449.8626A-100000@aries.bb.cc.wa.us> In-Reply-To: <1.5.4.32.19970706121214.0084d4b8@207.123.60.178>
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The nameserver you specified is not in your reverse lookup tables. When you try to run 'nslookup' it tries to lookup the name for the address that you specified in /etc/resolv.conf If that name does not have a resolvable DNS entry, it will die with the error you described. Usually, it happens when your parent DNS doesn't have you as an entry in their DNS table. Check your site to make sure you have all the correct entries and reverse lookup entries, then check your parent DNS site and see if they entered you correctly. Christopher J. Coleman (chris@aries.bb.cc.wa.us) Computer Support Technician I (509)-766-8873 Big Bend Community College Internet Instructor FreeBSD Book Project: http://vinyl.quickweb.com/~chrisc/book.html Disclaimer: Even Though it has My Name on it, Doesn't mean I said it. On Sun, 6 Jul 1997, Rick Osteen wrote: > # nslookup > *** Can't find server name for address 209.12.189.2: Server failed > *** Default servers are not available > > I have enabled the name server and it worked well until I changed networks. > What can I do to fix the name server? > > Thanks for the help everyone has given me so far! > > Rick Osteen > Newbie on the Loose > > >
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