~~!!nslookup!!~~

[Mark_Andrews at isc.org]

> hello,
> I m using bind8. I configure my dns and all things. All things are currently 
> resolved when i use ping command to test. But when i started nslookup to test
>  something on my linux dns server it show me an error like :: 
> ***Can't find server name for address 202.164.100.8: Non-existent host/domain
> .
> ***Default servers are not available.
> And come out to command prompt #.
> 
> And when I use nslookup on win2000 client it shows me an error lik ::
> 
> ***Can't find server name for address 202.164.100.8: Non-existent domain.
> ***Default servers are not available
> Default Server: UnKnown
> Address: 202.164.100.8
> >
> 
> What is the causing problem ? I tried very much to slove the promblem but did
>  not get success. Plz help me.

	There is no entry in the dns mapping 202.164.100.8 back to a name.
	A ptr record needs to be added to the 100.164.202.in-addr.arpa zone
	to do this.

	e.g.
		8	PTR	host.example.in.


	Mark
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