[ale] nslookup

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> Date: Mon, 7 Oct 1996 07:46:51 -0700
> From: matthew at nas.nasa.gov (Matthew Avery)
> To: ale at cc.gatech.edu
> Subject: [ale] nslookup

> I'm trying to set up a nameserver for our company.  I read the
> NAG and set up all the input files for named.  The server appears
> to be responding correctly to queries from a test machine, however,
> nslookup from the test machine doesn't produce any IP addresses.
> If I run nslookup from the nameserver itself it provides IP addresses
> for hostnames but if I run nslookup from another machine I get :

> nslookup - [nameserver]
> *** Can't find server name for address [nameserver]: No response from server
> *** Default servers are not available

Here are a few simple ideas (I'm not an expert in this).  First verify
that /etc/resolv.conf looks something like:

	nameserver 204.180.128.4

(The word "nameserver" should be there.  Put your nameserver's IP address
in.)

Second, have you successfully PINGed to the nameserver specifying its
numeric IP address via:

	ping 204.180.128.4

> Keep in mind that the nameserver appears to be answering queries from
> this machine correctly.  Ok, enlighten me.  By the way, thank you to 
> all who answered my previous (silly) question about the 'top' command
> with a straight face :).

> -Matt-

> Matt Avery
> ASE Technologies

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