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Date:      Mon, 10 Apr 2006 14:20:18 -0400
From:      Charles Swiger <cswiger@mac.com>
To:        Matthias.Apitz@Sisis.de
Cc:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: /etc/resolv.conf with 3 nameservers
Message-ID:  <5D8E578D-A0C1-4A34-B9D9-AFED3143D024@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <20060410135448.GA10388@rebelion.Sisis.de>
References:  <20060410135448.GA10388@rebelion.Sisis.de>

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On Apr 10, 2006, at 9:54 AM, guru@Sisis.de wrote:
> $ 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?

If your nameserver at 10.whatever is returning NXDOMAIN, the resolver  
has gotten an answer and never asks for a second opinion from other  
nameservers.  Fix your 10.whatever nameserver...

-- 
-Chuck




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