[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: DNS





Peter L. Peres wrote:

> On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Erez Doron wrote:
>
> > I'v just tried to set a dns on my localhost
> >
> > if i put on /etc/resolv.conf :
> >
> > nameserver 127.0.0.1
> >
> > it works.
> >
> > if i put my ethernet ip adress instead of 127.0.0.1
> > or my hostname ( which is assigned to that ip ), somthing like
> >
> > nameserver aristo
> >
> > or
> >
> > nameserver 200.10.10.7 ( which is my ip )
> >
> > it does not work.
> >
> > it does not work also form other hosts on the net
> > using aristo as nameserver.
> What do you mean by that ?
> Can you ping aristo ?

sure, i could also telnet it

> If not, check for a route to the network for the
> machine you are using and at aristo, the same.
>
> aristo must run named,

it does ! , but can only acess via 127.0.0.1 not via 200.10.10.7( but can be
telneted through there )

> configured properly, before it can resolve any DNS
> queries. /etc/hosts is not enough.
>
> before the nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf, you need to enter your domain
> (the domain where you *HAVE* a nameserver. It's either yours or your ISPs.
> Judging by the domain on your email, it's yours you need. There is a way
> to piggyback (defer) named (queries) on the ISPs named. RTFM named and
> friends).
>
> >
> > i disabled the firewall, i disabled the hosts.deny
> > but this does not help
> Why not also publish your IP so we can take a look ;)
>

i disconnected it from the internet before disabling the firewall

> >
> > any ideas ?
> >

i'm using an internal DNS to for all internal unix and PC's

when i try to acess the DNS from the same computer
via 127.0.0.1 , it works
but if i do that via 200.10.10.7 , it does not
( but telnet works on both interfaces )

regards, erez