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Re: [cobalt-users] nslookup doesn't work



> > > I've just found that for some reason I can't do nslookup for any
domain
> on my RaQ4 any more.
>
> > This is usually due to broken reverse lookups.
> > nslookup, requires that reverse works.
> > Did you change anything that would cause a broken reverse lookup?
> >
> Is there any other way to test whether the reverse lookup is working?
Domain
> names are appearing in maillog as always - does that indicate that it is?
>
You could try "dig ip.ad.re.ss" and see if you get a proper response.
nslookup is an obsolete DNS tool, dig is better, as it is current and
maintained.
There are also some testing tools that may be used "doc" for one.

Gerald