I'm getting closer - I can do a nslookup but I can't ping - huh?
Steven M. Klass
sklass at andigilog.com
Thu Jul 13 00:29:06 UTC 2000
At 06:23 PM 7/12/00 -0600, M.Ashcraft at epixtech.com wrote:
>Is your client workstation configured to use your name server? (or at
>least use DNS for lookups?)
>
>For example:
>Are you running Solaris and has the ip address changed? -- Solaris AND
>others cache old lookups for a while.
>Also on Solaris check /etc/nsswitch.conf to see if your system is even
>using DNS. (nslookup always does). Other OSs have similar issues.
>
>Ping asks the OS and uses OS defaults which may not point to your name
>server or even query using DNS. nslookup always uses dns for queries and
>on most UNIX flavors uses /etc/resolv.conf for nameserver info.
>
>Hope this helps,
Boy talk about adding even more confusion. My clients can ping by name,
using Linux box as a DNS resolver. But, the Linux box can't ping by
name? Huh.
Example:
I can ping 204.71.200.243 (yahoo.com) with my linux box (DNS machine)
I can't ping yahoo.com with my linux box.
I can ping yahoo.com with an NT box using linux for DNS server.
I can ping 204.71.200.243 (yahoo.com) from NT using the Linux Box as a DNS
server.
Ok, now what... I really am stumped.
Steven
Steven M. Klass
Systems Administrator
Andigilog Inc.
7404 W. Detroit Street, Suite 100
Chandler, AZ 85226
Ph: 602-940-6200 ext. 18
Fax: 602-940-4255
sklass at andigilog.com
http://www.andigilog.com/
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