Configuring DNS client on HP-UX rx4696

[HP-UX_1]

Can someone help me in configuring dns client on hp-ux,

Thank you

[Luk Vandenbussche]

Hi,

Create file /etc/resolv.conf which contains

domain yourcompany.com
nameserver IP DNS1
nameserver IP DNS2

Modify /etc/nsswitch.conf

hosts: dns files


If you type nslookup now, it will search the info from your DNS

[LiPEnS]

Hi
a) in /etc/resolv.conf define domain and nameserver:
#cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain domain.com
nameserver x.x.x.x
b) in /etc/nsswitch.conf define order in use type of database (/etc/hosts, dns, nis):
# cat /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files [NOTFOUND=continue UNAVAIL=continue] dns [NOTFOUND=return UNAVAIL=continue TRYAGAIN=return]

HTH
Regards LiPEnS

[Muthukumar_5]

To configure dns client,

edit /etc/nsswitch.conf file as,

hosts: dns files

dns will take /etc/resolv.conf file setting.

/etc/resolv.conf
domain domainname.extension

nameserver
nameserver

save it.

Check with nsquery or nslookup resolvation setting.

hth.

[Steven E. Protter]

Shalom HP-UX,

I've never replied to an operating system.

:-)

The DNS client is built into the OS.

Its configured with /etc/nsswitch.conf and /etc/resolv.conf

You need full network communications with the first nameserver entry in resolv.conf

Then you can use nsslookup to test if its working.

nslookup internalhostname

or

nslookup hp.com

The second command tests Internet DNS lookup and may be blocked by your internal network policy.

SEP

[Geoff Wild]

Also - if you have mutiple servers, and want to "speed" up resolution in case of a busy DNS server (or if it is down) - then add the following to resolv.conf:

retrans 2500
retry 2

Default is 5000 ms and 4..

Rgds...Geoff

[Raj D.]

Hi ,

Check out this doc , you can find DNS here:

http://docs.hp.com/en/B2355-90775/ch01s01.html


Enjoy ,

hth,
Raj.

[HP-UX_1]

I am able to enable the dns client, but whenever i am trying to logoon through CDE it gives me error
I can get the CDE logon screen it accepts the logon credetials and then it gives some desktop error and logoff

If i continue to use host file for dns, it doesn't gives error for CDE

I have configured Exceed software to get the CDE desktop through my windows XP client

[Ivan Ferreira]

Ensure that the hostname and ip address on the DNS server match the server name returned by the hostname command. Do not remove the local hostname and ip address from the hosts file.