From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 10 13:54:53 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0989C16A403 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:54:53 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from guru@Sisis.de) Received: from hunter.Sisis.de (hunter.sisis.de [193.31.11.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A66C43D48 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:54:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from guru@Sisis.de) Received: (from mail@localhost) by hunter.Sisis.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) id PAA02278 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:52:31 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@Sisis.de) From: guru@Sisis.de Received: from hermes.sisis.de(193.31.10.38) by hunter.Sisis.de via smap (V2.1) id xma002276; Mon, 10 Apr 06 15:52:30 +0200 Received: from rebelion.Sisis.de (rebelion.Sisis.de [193.31.10.34]) by hermes.sisis.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA08030 for ; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:54:51 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@Sisis.de) Received: (from guru@localhost) by rebelion.Sisis.de (8.13.4/8.13.4/Submit) id k3ADsmpv010570 for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:54:48 +0200 (CEST) (envelope-from guru@Sisis.de) X-Authentication-Warning: rebelion.Sisis.de: guru set sender to guru@Sisis.de using -f Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 15:54:48 +0200 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20060410135448.GA10388@rebelion.Sisis.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.1i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 6.0-RELEASE (i386) Subject: /etc/resolv.conf with 3 nameservers X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list Reply-To: Matthias.Apitz@Sisis.de List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:54:53 -0000 Hi, The man page of resolv.conf claims: The different configuration options are: nameserver Internet address (in dot notation) of a name server that the resolver should query. Up to MAXNS (currently 3) name servers may be listed, one per keyword.... I've three DNS server in my /etc/resolv.conf in 6.0-REL: $ cat /etc/resolv.conf domain Sisis.de nameserver 10.0.1.201 nameserver xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx nameserver yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy But only the 1st one (10.0.1.201) is contacted to make the name lookup (I've checked this with trussing a 'ping whatever.domain.com') and if it does not know the addr, while the second one would know it, it does not resolve. Do I miss something? Thx matthias -- Matthias Apitz / Sisis Informationssysteme GmbH ein Tochterunternehmen der OCLC PICA B.V. Leiden (NL) D-82041 Oberhaching, Gruenwalder Weg 28g Fon: +49 89 / 61308-351, Fax: -399, Mobile +49 170 4527211 http://www.sisis.de/~guru/