Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4 nslookup doesn't work

[David Lucas <david@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 08:01 PM 11/21/2001, you wrote:
> > > *** Can't find server name for address my.ip.my.ip: Non-existent
> host/domain
> > > *** Can't find server name for address my.ip.my.ip: No response from
> server
> > > *** Default servers are not available
> > >
> > > Everything else seems OK. Dig works.
>
> >
> >    It would appear that you have a DNS record that does NOT end
> >    in a period somewhere in your configuration.  By default DNS
> >    will ADD the domain/IP to each name that does not end in a
> >    period (.).  So here locally "www" becomes "www.ecsis.net"
> >
> >    The "no response" is probably more important though since that
> >    basically means your DNS server is not answering on port 53
> >    where it is expected.  You could try looking at the
> >    /etc/resolv.conf file to see what server is queried...  And
> >    then see if bind/named is running on the machine.
> >
> > Larry Smith
>
> Thanks Larry.
>
> /etc/resolv.conf looks like this:
>
> search my_home_site_domain.net
> nameserver my.primary.ip.address
> nameserver my.secondary.ip.address
>
> Sorry about the secrecy but I have been told not to post real information
> here! Anyway it appears to be correct.
>
> ps -aux does say that named is running, no sign of bind.
>
> But surely if the RaQ was unable to resolve domain names it wouldn't be able
> to send email?
>
> Where would I look for the DNS record with the missing period? The only DNS
> records I created were done using the GUI and I didn't append periods to any
> of them.
>
> --
> Eddie


I don't know if it has anything to do with this, but...
When I check my /etc/resolve.conf I find the following:

search mydomain.com
nameserver (my primary dns - this is the primary for my connection, not for 
my url)
nameserver (my secondary dns - this is the secondary for my connection, not 
for my url)

I guess the nameserver ips could be the same as the dns server for your url 
if you serve your own dns and connect via your own gateway.  Normally you 
dns server for your connection is located somewhere over your gateway.  If 
you do not own the block of IP's you use, you can not always get reverse 
resolution.  I don't actually own my block and they do not resolve back to 
me.  I also have the dns turned off on my RaQ.

I know the way my resolve.conf is set up.  I did not manually do it.  Is 
the supposition of the rest correct?

I guess I am not really sure what the original question was??????