Can't query 9.1 [RH7.1] from NT4 on LAN

[Danny Mayer]

If you use dig from the NT box that works, what address does it return as the
server?

When you use nslookup on the same NT box and it fails, what server address
does it use?

         Danny
At 08:58 PM 1/2/02, John LaRough wrote:
>Binders,
>
>I've been trying really hard to set up a Linux box to mirror a dedicated
>host I have to manage.  The local Linux box is so I can test out admin
>actions before I commit them to the "real" machine.  Unfortunately, the real
>machine has RH7.1 and Bind 9.1.  I've read that these should be upgraded,
>but for now that's not going to happen.
>
>Anyway, I've got this small LAN to which I put a Linux box on there.  Got
>everything up and running fine and have been killing myself trying to get
>the DNS server to work.  I want to eventually get telnet/ftp/www/MySQL up,
>but first things first.
>
>After lots of effort, I'm fairly confident that I've got the thing working.
>
>I can use the "dig" tool and everything comes back fine.
>
>My problem is that I can't do a nslookup from another machine on the
>network.  (They're all NT4)
>
>I can:
>
>   ping 172.16.0.10
>
>and it will work.
>
>When I try:
>
>   ping box.domain.com
>
>It doesn't work.  Specifically I get:
>
>Bad IP address box.domain.com.
>
>NOTES:
>  I was reading on the MS site that they did some changes with NT SP4 that
>changed the way queries were issued.  Upgraded a NT box here to NT4 SP6 and
>it still kicks the same message.  Then, I got to thinking that 'Hey, I can
>ping other machines on the Internet.  Why can't I ping "box.domain.com"?'  I
>have the DNS server listed (172.16.0.10) in the "DNS Service Search Order"
>part of NT and put it before my ISPs.
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Thanks!
>
>   JL