> on a unix machine: > ; host dexter-peak > ; host dexter-peak.quanstro.net > > both return a value.
because both look up dexter-peak.quanstro.net, the first one only implicitly. > with this ndb entry > > ip=192.168.0.4 sys=dexter-peak dom=quanstro.net > smtp=dexter-peak.quanstro.net > mx=dexter-peak.quanstro.net > > ndbquery (plan9 ndb/query) returns > ; ndbquery sys dexter-peak > ip=192.168.0.4 sys=dexter-peak dom=quanstro.net > smtp=dexter-peak.quanstro.net mx=dexter-peak.quanstro.net > ; ndbquery sys dexter-peak.quanstro.net > > how do i enter things so the second query works? ndbquery dom dexter-peak.quanstro.net dom is for dns names. sys is for local system names (yes there is life without dns). > also, how do i enter a multi-homed machine? put in a second ip= attribute. why are you using ndb on unix? russ
