Feng: I think G.W is pointing out that in the absence of resolv.conf, dig uses the localhost to connect to the bind server. Just tcpdump the loopback interface, and you will see it.
So the reason resolution works is because you are running bind on that server. It would not work on any client which isn't running bind. We generally put the entry in so we know where our DNS requests are going, the loopback or a real interface. In doesn't have to be that way, you don't have to use the bind server on the box itself. On 7/19/11 3:54 AM, Feng He wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 2:47 PM, G.W. Haywood <b...@jubileegroup.co.uk> wrote: > >> man resolv.conf >> >> " If this file doesn't exist the only name server to be queried will be on >> the local machine; the domain name is determined from the >> hostname and the domain search path is constructed from the domain >> name." >> > Nothing around the resolv.conf, I was talking about dig. > Thanks. > _______________________________________________ > Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe > from this list > > bind-users mailing list > bind-users@lists.isc.org > https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users -- eugene tsuno NOAA Boulder/NOC 325 broadway, boulder,co 80305 303-497-6392 _______________________________________________ Please visit https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users to unsubscribe from this list bind-users mailing list bind-users@lists.isc.org https://lists.isc.org/mailman/listinfo/bind-users
