topic Re: DNS Not resolving internal in Operating System - HP-UX

DNS Not resolving internal

Ayanda — Wed, 03 Jul 2002 08:15:11 GMT

This is a /etc/nsswitch.conf file
hosts: dns files
protocols: files[NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue]
services: files
[NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue]
networks: files[NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue]
netgroup: files[NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue]
rpc: files[NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue]

This is my /etc/resolv.conf file

domain ect.com
nameserver 172.23.123.1 # mail

What could be wrong ?

Re: DNS Not resolving internal

Steve Steel — Wed, 03 Jul 2002 08:25:05 GMT

Hi

nsswitch hosts line . use

hosts : dns [NOTFOUND=continue] files

resolv.conf

try adding search line

search localdomain remotedomain

Steve Steel

Re: DNS Not resolving internal

Sukant Naik — Wed, 03 Jul 2002 09:08:49 GMT

Hi,

Why dont you change the hosts entry to first check for hosts file and then the DNS server ?

hosts: files[NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue] dns

Hope tjis helps.
-Sukant

Re: DNS Not resolving internal

steven Burgess_2 — Wed, 03 Jul 2002 09:39:26 GMT

Hi

I think Steve has got it with your /etc/resolv.conf entry. It should be something like

search ect.com

nameserver 172.23.123.1 # mail

And, the recommended way for your /etc/nsswitch.conf is to attempt to resolve locally first before contacting dns

hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue] dns

If your hosts are added to the /etc/hosts this will speed up resolution as dns will not have to be contacted

HTH

Steve