unable to resolve simple host name

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi all

I've just configured my first primary and slave dns servers -

I can resolve ip address and box names using the fqdn but seem to have trouble resolving the simple host name

I have a B class address

Have the following files in /etc/named.data

db.127.0.0
db.*.* ( network portion of address )
db.tnt

My param file looks like, have * the ip addresses

-d gb.tnt.com
-n *.*
-z *.*.*.*
-b /etc/named.boot
-s

My /etc/resolv.conf looks like

domain gb.tntpost.com
nameserver

nameserver

My nsswitch looks like

hosts: dns [NOTFOUND=continue] files

I have a feeling the issue is with the db.tnt file as this is what (should) resolve my host names -

Any help would be great -

Regards

Steve

[someone_4]

hi
what did your etc hosts file look like? Did you have the alias in there after the fqdn?
Like so?

ip.addy.of.host hosta.domain.net hosta

i used
hosts_to_named -d yourdomain.net -n 192.168.10

and simple host name look up works.

~ Richard

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi Richard

example entry in /etc/hosts

# <BR /><BR />I see you have run hosts_to_named specifying the -d and -n on the command line as opposed to -f <file> - wouldn't have though that would make a difference<BR /><BR />Regards<BR /><BR />Steve<BR /><BR /><BR /><BR /><BR />

[George_Dodds · Accepted solution]

Hi Steve,

Your hosts entries should be
# <BR /><BR />Could try to rename resolv.conf to see if it can resolv ok from the host file.<BR /><BR />Cheers<BR /><BR />George<BR /><BR />

[someone_4]

George is right your /etc/hosts file should be

Your hosts entries should be
# <BR /><BR />before your hosts_to_named<BR />the -f option should not make a difference as long as you have the options set up in your file. But you can try to run it with the -d and -n. But make sure you have your /etc/hosts right with the short name and the fqdn because I beleive that if your /etc/hosts is not right your dns will not work.<BR /><BR />if you look at your db.yourdomain file you should see where the short name in there and the fqdn and how it is linked together. It will look some what like so like so ..<BR /><BR />shortname.subdomain IN A ip.addy.of.host<BR />lvadm01 IN CNAME shortname.subdomain.domain.net.<BR />aliasofhost IN CNAME shortname.subdomain.domain.net.

[steven Burgess_2]

Hi Chaps

Thanks for the replies - just got in the office - got a root disk failure to attend at the moment - will check this out later

Thanks again

Steve