Can't find server name for address 192.168.161.143: Non-existent host/domain

[Brad Knowles]

At 11:23 PM +0000 8/1/01, Steve wrote:

>  $ nslookup www.excite.com
>  *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.161.143: Non-existent
>  host/domain
>  *** Can't find server name for address 192.168.165.52: Timed out
>  *** Default servers are not available

	Lesson: Don't use nslookup for debugging DNS problems.  It does a 
lot of stupid things (such as trying to do reverse lookups on the 
nameservers listed in /etc/resolv.conf), and as such will frequently 
crap out on you at precisely the time you would need it the most to 
help you solve DNS problems.

	Use "dig" instead.

-- 
Brad Knowles, <brad.knowles at skynet.be>

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