On Thu, 25 Jan 2001, Allen May wrote: > I'm pretty sure I understand how DNS registers servers that are internal and > they were added in that way, but it only seems to be showing the ones with > funky names. Seems like there would have been SOME legitimate names in > there, right? It appears all of microsoft's servers are at msft.net is probably why. > Also I wonder why it didn't work on anything but flavors of unix? NT didn't > show it and the nslookup sites on the net didn't show it. Shouldn't an > nslookup query the same name service info? Or possibly Microsoft uses > internic and Unix queries the name server host of the organisation? nslookup doesn't query the whois database, it queries nameservers directly using the named protocol. Something completely different. nslookup on a unix box and windows box probably return the same results. andy _________________________________ FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]