I just started having problems with my DNS queries after I recently upgraded potato (been running potato for quite a while). Now when I dial up I'm getting timeouts on queries. I have a local DNS server that serves my little 3-host home network. I also use the same box running my local DNS server to dial up to work via PPP. In the past I've had no trouble, but after my apt-get upgrade this weekend things are timing out with "Unknown host" when I'm dialed up and trying to connect to a remote machine. Local queries are still fine. It's as if nothing in /etc/resolv.conf is being used except my local DNS server.
Here's what my /etc/resolv.conf looks like: search hennigan.bogus domain hennigan.bogus nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 192.168.0.1 nameserver 134.253.181.25 nameserver 134.253.16.5 I realize, after reading resolv.conf(5), that only three "namserver" lines are used, but the last one, 134.253.16.5, is just a secondary DNS while 134.253.181.25 is primary for the sandia.gov domain. 127.0.0.1 and 192.168.0.1 are effectively the same host in this instance. If I attempt to look up a sandia.gov host I get: % nslookup host.mp.sandia.gov Server: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 *** localhost can't find talia.mp.sandia.gov: Non-existent host/domain If I do an interactive nslookup and set the server to 134.253.181.25 then the query works fine, eg., % nslookup > server 134.253.181.25 Default Server: [134.253.181.25] Address: 134.253.181.25 > host.mp.sandia.gov Server: [134.253.181.25] Address: 134.253.181.25 Name: host.mp.sandia.gov Address: 134.253.xxx.xx > Curiously, "host" works, eg., % host host.mp.sandia.gov host.mp.sandia.gov A 134.253.xxx.xx but telnet, rsh, etc., all timeout with "Unknown host" messages. Anyone have any ideas? Thanks, Gary
