Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1998 06:36:57 +1200 From: "Dan Langille" <junkmale@xtra.co.nz> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named vs hosts (and qpopper) Message-ID: <199807281836.GAA07649@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> In-Reply-To: <199807260058.UAA29042@lucy.bedford.net> References: <199807252342.LAA08427@cyclops.xtra.co.nz> from Dan Langille at "Jul 26, 98 11:42:13 am"
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On 25 Jul 98, at 20:58, CyberPeasant wrote: > Dan Langille wrote > > $ nslookup > > [message about localhost being the server] > > > > *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.0.20: Non-existant > > host/domain > > Server: alien.xtra.co.nz > > Address: 202.27.184.3 > > Right, this is the problem. It's not using your machine as the > nameserver, reason unknown. > > Well, if you send me (off the list), the following files, I can > probably put you right. > > /etc/resolv.conf > /etc/host.conf > /etc/namedb/named.boot > /etc/namedb/????? the zone files named in named.boot, except for > the "cache" file. > > There should be, of course, SOA and NS records in the zone files. CyberPeasant and I have solved this problem and for archive purposes, I'm posting this message to the list. The problem was in the files listed above. After making changes as suggested by CyberPeasant, the DNS problem was solved. I'll be adding details of the solution my diary at the URL located in my signature. -- Dan Langille DVL Software Limited http://www.dvl-software.com/freebsd : my [mis]adventures To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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