Add a DNS server to network property in HP-UX

[Gene Laoyan]

I need to add a new DNS server on my server. I am running HP-UX 11.23. How can I do this. I have looked in SAM but can't find any way to add a DNS server so I can resolve certain hostnames on the network.

Thanks

[Victor BERRIDGE · Accepted solution]

Hi,
I suppose you are talking about
/etc/resolv.conf

Add there the new name server and also specify if its for another domain before
eg

nameserver IP


All the best
Victor

[A. Clay Stephenson]

Your question is not quite clear. Do you merely need to enable your HP-UX box to use DNS (if so that is an entry in /etc/resolv.conf and /etc/nsswitch.conf) or do you need to modify an existing DNS server to point to other DNS servers for additional domains?

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom,

SAM can do it, but editing the /etc/resolv.conf file is easier.

You want the top entry in that configuration file to be a server that can resolve most or all hostnames. There is sometimes a delay in getting answers from the number two or number three server in /etc/resolv.conf

SEP

[NMory]

Have you tried:

SAM---Networkwing and Communications---DNS (Bind)---DNS REsolver---Actions---Specify Name Servers

???

LN

[Jaime Bolanos Rojas.]

Gene,

Also remember for all those important entries to add them too to the /etc/hosts file, just in case the DNS server goes down, you still have a resolution method working on the system.

Regards,

Jaime.

[Gene Laoyan]

Thanks Everyone!

[hboo]

hello

To add a new DNS server you must edit the file/etc/resolv.conf and add the following

Domain domain_name
nameserver ip_dir1
nameserver ip_dir2

Example:
Domain dom_domain
nameserver 200.10.08.52
nameserver 200.10.09.53

I hope help you