Gregory Dickinson wrote: > > On a related note, I have something that is puzzling me regarding said DNS > server. I have the IP > address of the DNS in the /etc/resolv.conf files of two linux boxes (one > Debian, the other Red > Hat) that are behind the firewall. I can resolve host names using the DNS, > but if I try something > like nslookup, the output looks something like this: > > mothra:~#nslookup > *** Can't find server name for address 172.17.1.40: Non-existant host/domain > *** Default servers are not available > mothra:~# > This error is because nslookup cannot find the domain name that belongs to the IP address. I don't think that nslookup uses the /etc/hosts file. It works completely off DNS, so you should check your reverse arp tables for the DNS server.
-- Paul Miller [EMAIL PROTECTED]
