On Wed, 31 Aug 2005 07:58:24 +0200 (CEST)
Otto Moerbeek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> On Wed, 31 Aug 2005, Bill wrote:
>
> > I have a problem, which will probably end up being a stupid mistake.
> > I have 3.7 running (fresh install) using the stock BIND and DHCP systems
> >
> > My problem is that I cannot get the default domain to work.
> >
> > So:
> > dig www
> >
> > does not work, while
> > dig www.domainname.com
> >
> > does work fine.
>
> How about reading the man page?
>
> +[no]search
> Use [do not use] the search list defined by the
> searchlist or domain directive in resolv.conf (if
> any). The search list is not used by default.
>
>
> -Otto
Thanks Otto. But aside from convincing me I am just plain crazy...
that just confuses me a bit more. I did spend time with the man
page, But the man page also says, and this is what threw me...
+domain=somename
Set the search list to contain the single domain
somename, as if specified in a domain directive in
/etc/resolv.conf, and enable search list processing
as if the +search option were given.
"AS IF specified in the domain directive" which I have. So as I (mis)
understand it, the +search would be in addition to the domain
directive... I was thinking the search list was the search directive,
not the default domain name. Even sounds like that above... It
describes both and then says only one of them is not used by default.
My issue is I want to be able to use the default domain other places in
the system. My dhcpd.conf has a whole slew of
fixed-address prn1;
Which I'd like the default domain to be looked up. Since I cannot get
a ping to work on the default (or dig) I am pretty sure the problem is
before that. This must be doable, right?
