I'd check loopback address. There may be something wrong in your db.127.0.0
file (or whatever you call it). Your server should work without it, but it
looks like for more complicated servers you may need it.
Mike
robert collins wrote:
> John J. Donohue wrote:
>
> On Fri, 6 Mar 1998, robert collins wrote:
>
> Hello , Is anyone familiar with
> why nslookup can't identify its
> own localhost but can identify
> the Sprint Server ? The NetConfig
> Dialer shows the localhost active
> as a loop back.
>
> Interesting, Do you have
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> in your
> /etc/hosts file ??
>
> Yep; It recognizes the 127.0.0.1
> but it doesn't respond with a localhost
> name saying no response from Server.
> However, it responds to the Sprint Server
> making that the default: I tried this in
> Win NT with same results: My question
> is that since the localhost is a loop back
> is it suppose to respond to a nslookup
> inquiry ??
>
> bob c
>
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> regards
>
> Robert Collins
> Peregrine Com
>
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