dns change

[Donald Thaler]

if the dns server was changed what files other than resolv.conf would have to be changed ?

[Michal Kapalka (mikap) · Accepted solution]

hi,

if its on the client site only the

/etc/resolv.conf should be change.


mikap

[Bill Hassell]

Use nslookup to verify the new server works OK:

nslookup somehost

This can (should) be done before you change resolv.conf so you can troubleshoot any problems without affecting the current settings.

[Donald Thaler]

nslookup works.... are there any processes that might have to be stopped and started as a result of the dns change...we use opentext's(hummingbird) exceed xdmcp and we've noticed that of the six servers that normally show up int the xdmcp data manager chooser, only 1 was showing this morning. I rebooted another server and after a few minutes it also shows up in the xdmcp data manager window. i was hoping not to have to reboot my production server, but if there are no processes that need to be restarted i may have to reboot the other servers tonight.

[Bill Hassell]

Changing DNS servers can be just as traumatic as changing IP addresses. There will be unexplained delays and failed connections until all the ARP tables expire in each system (server and client). And that assumes that the new servers have identical records to the old servers.

[Donald Thaler]

so rebooting may be my only option if things haven't changed by 23:00pm ?

[Tingli]

You need to flush the arp cache. You can look at:
http://forums13.itrc.hp.com/service/forums/questionanswer.do?admit=109447627+1269886992841+28353475&threadId=1127368

[rick jones]

Bill - why do you say that changing /etc/resolv.conf to point at different DNS servers requires ARP cache changes?

I can certainly see where moving an IP address from one interface (MAC address) to another MAC address won't "take" for the other systems until their (or the router's) ARP cache is updated, but that is not the same thing as editing /etc/resolv.conf to point at different IP addresses serving-up DNS entries.

[Bill Hassell]

Rick: why do you say that changing /etc/resolv.conf to point at different DNS servers requires ARP cache changes?

You're right of course. I have seen too many DNS server changes where the new servers were not in sync and some were given the same IP as the old servers creating an interesting combination of errors, some of which disappeared after ARP cache flushes.

[Donald Thaler]

i flushed the arp cache, i can now see the new dns server in the cache, but it still hasn't solved my problem