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I have problems with configuring DNS server on Linux Red Hat 7.1.

After all configuration steps I have following situation:

PING command works correctly on entire LAN with short or long names, but
NSLOOKUP command returns with error:

UNIX platforms
-----------------
*** Can't find server name for address <DNS server correct IP>: Non-existent
host/domain
*** Default servers are not available

- Win NT platforms
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*** Can't find server name for address <DNS server correct IP>: Non-existent
domain
*** Default servers are not available
Server:  UnKnown
Address:  Correct IP for DNS server

Name:    Correct name for searched host
Address:  Correct IP

It seems that the main problem is that DNS name for DNS server itself is not
properly registred. What I forgot to do?

Tnx

Alen

        So why don't you ask your questions on the LINUX newsgroups.  This group
is for discussion concerning the administration of UNIX systems.  LINUX
is not a UNIX system.

[...followups directed to comp.linux.admin where they belong...]

                Hope this helps,
                        Don

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Boy aren't we grumpy? I though this group was for all things UNIXish?

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        Not at all.  Just tired of off-topic spam.

Quote:> I though this group was for all things UNIXish?

        This is "comp.unix.admin", not "comp.unixish.admin".  If an operating
system is not certified by The Open Group as a UNIX operating system,
discussion of it on "comp.unix.admin" is, by definition, off-topic.
There are specific newsgroups for the pseudo UNIX operating systems.

                Hope this helps,

                        Don

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Quote:> I have problems with configuring DNS server on Linux Red Hat 7.1.

> After all configuration steps I have following situation:

> PING command works correctly on entire LAN with short or long names, but
> NSLOOKUP command returns with error:

> UNIX platforms
> -----------------
> *** Can't find server name for address <DNS server correct IP>: Non-existent
> host/domain
> *** Default servers are not available

Set up reverse DNS.

Quote:>> I have problems with configuring DNS server on Linux Red Hat 7.1.

>> After all configuration steps I have following situation:

>> PING command works correctly on entire LAN with short or long names, but
>> NSLOOKUP command returns with error:

>> UNIX platforms
>> -----------------
>> *** Can't find server name for address <DNS server correct IP>: Non-existent
>> host/domain
>> *** Default servers are not available

>Set up reverse DNS.

And don't use nslookup.  It's not good.  Use host or dig.
Matt

Why not?

--Saval

I can give the first layer of why not:

Nslookup has been officially declared deprecated.

That begs the question: Why has nsllokup been declared deprecated?  I don't
know the story behind that.

What I do know is that dig produces output that can be fed back into a zone
file, but nslookup produces output in a format that is supposed to be easier
for a human to read.  Is that all there is to the story?

nslookup has peculiar ideas of trying to resolve the clients
address before doing anything useful - at no benefit. If it fails that
is simply quits. Nslookup also presents much less details ( without
beeing easy to read). And finally, nslookup is much more
awkward to ask details questions with.

In brief : it's antiquated.

Quote:> --Saval

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