nslookup problem.

[Mark.Andrews at nominum.com]

> Dear all,
> 
> if I check my machine with nslookup, it does not show localhost.
> 
> % nslookup localhost
> 
> Server:  apt45.com
> Address:  208.30.28.31
> 
> *** apt45.com can't find localhost: Non-existent host/domain

	What is in your /etc/resolv.conf?  Localhost is found using
	the resolvers search mechanism by looking for
	localhost.<domain> or localhost.<search-element> where
	<domain> and search element come from /etc/resolv.conf.

	This is why most forward zone files have

		localhost IN A 127.0.0.1

> 
> but my ifconfig is OK.

	Nslookup is just performing database lookups.  It has nothing to
	do with ifconfig.

> 
> 
> lo        Link encap:Local Loopback
>           inet addr:127.0.0.1  Mask:255.0.0.0
>           UP LOOPBACK RUNNING  MTU:3924  Metric:1
>           RX packets:302328 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 frame:0
>           TX packets:302328 errors:0 dropped:0 overruns:0 carrier:0
>           collisions:0 txqueuelen:0
> 
> How can I solve this problem?
> 
> 
> 
	Ensure that there is appropriate A records in the relevent forward
	zones as defined by /etc/resolv.conf.  Ensure that there is
	domain and seach entries in /etc/resolv.conf.

	Mark
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