Re: [PLUG] Setting up DNS on Fedora Core 2

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Michael Lazin wrote:

> [root@doppelbock BOOTLINUX]# nslookup macdaddy
>
> Server:         204.183.80.2
> Address:        204.183.80.2#53
>
> ** server can't find macdaddy: NXDOMAIN
>  
dig -x 204.183.80.2

ns1.dca.net.            106729  IN      A       204.183.80.2

So, nslookup was trying to use DCA's DNS server instead of your own.  
Try one of the following commands, replacing "server" with the IP of 
your local DNS server:

dig @server macdaddy
nslookup macdaddy server
host macdaddy server

> [root@doppelbock BOOTLINUX]# nslookup 192.168.0.191
> Server:         204.183.80.2
> Address:        204.183.80.2#53
>
> ** server can't find 191.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa: NXDOMAIN
>  
Again, DCA's DNS server is being used and will never be able to resolve 
a private address within your private network.

dig @server -x 192.168.0.191
nslookup 192.168.0.191 server
host 192.168.0.191 server

To make Linux always use your local DNS server you would have to change 
/etc/resolv.conf  to point to it.  You could point to 127.0.0.1 if you 
are on the server itself.
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