AW: DNS query when using IP address

[Hesmert Albrecht ICM N MC MI SI 1]

Thanks for your mail.
The DNS-query is a problem when I cannot reach the
DNS due to network problems and I can't ping any
machine to test the route.

Rgds,
Albrecht

> -----Ursprungliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Matthew Thompson [mailto:matthewt at fairplay.co.uk]
> Gesendet: Dienstag, 6. Februar 2001 13:46
> An: Hesmert Albrecht ICM N MC MI SI 1
> Cc: 'bind-users at isc.org'
> Betreff: RE: DNS query when using IP address
> 
> 
> When you ping a reverse lookup is performed - man ping 
> provides the option:
> 
>  -n      Numeric output only.  No attempt will be made to 
> lookup symbolic
>          names for host addresses.
> 
> Which should do what you want - although I'd worry if the 
> occasional reverse
> lookup from Ping was such a problem.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hesmert Albrecht ICM N MC MI SI 1
> [mailto:Albrecht.Hesmert at icn.siemens.de]
> Sent: 06 February 2001 12:19
> To: 'bind-users at isc.org'
> Subject: DNS query when using IP address
> 
> 
> 
> when I do a ping direclty to an IP address in my network,
> I see that a DNS query is sent to the DNS server.
> Why?
> How can I switch this off?
> 
> The network is pure RedHat 6.2
> The option 'DNS required for normal operation' is switched 
> off in linuxconf.
> 
> Thanks for any hints!
> 
> Albrecht
>