Date: Fri, 13 Mar 1998 12:36:24 -0600 (CST) From: "Paul T. Root" <proot@horton.iaces.com> To: tom@tomqnx.com (Tom Torrance at home) Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: named question Message-ID: <199803131836.MAA25363@horton.iaces.com> In-Reply-To: <m0yDYkO-00086LC@TomQNX.tomqnx.com> from Tom Torrance at home at "Mar 13, 98 12:59:56 pm"
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In a previous message, Tom Torrance at home said:
> Pardon my ignorance, but...
>
> How can I force named to look up my domain "tomqnx.com" before it checks "com".
> My named thinks it is authoratative, but the rest of the internet does not
> agree - I am behind a demand-dial ijppp connection. I particularly want
> to block names like "mail" to be resolved locally, rather than forcing
> a dial-up connection to do the DNS thing.
>
> Please respond via e-mail, as I am not subscribed to "questions".
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Tom
>
Sounds like a resolv.conf problem.
make sure it's correct:
domain tomqnx.com
nameserver x.x.x.x
nameserver y.y.y.y
Use nslookup, dig or host (or whatever) to see what named is thinking.
If that's ok. Then run tcpdump on the interface and see what's going
out. That will provide a valuable clue.
--
"Possibly the finest science fiction novel I have ever read."
Robert A. Heinlein
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