-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Allen wrote: > On Wednesday 26 February 2003 09:33, Buchan Milne wrote: > >>I did some experiments last night, and I do not think this is necessary >>(but could be wrong ...). >> >>AFAICS, the only issue is that the zeroconf setup lists 127.0.0.1 as the >>first nameserver, whereas it should be the last. >> > > > Actually 127.0.0.1 should be first. tmdns is a multi-cast caching DNS server. > So it requires a multi-cast DNS server it can contact to resolve hostnames.
In theory ... note that tmdns was first written in January this year ... Anyway, just test it yourself. Take a look here: [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ cat /etc/resolv.conf search cae.co.za local nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 146.232.174.17 nameserver 146.232.128.1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ nslookup `hostname -s ` -sil Server: 127.0.0.1 Address: 127.0.0.1#53 ** server can't find bgmilne-thinkpad: SERVFAIL [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ cat /etc/resolv.conf search cae.co.za local nameserver 146.232.174.17 nameserver 146.232.128.1 nameserver 127.0.0.1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] bgmilne]$ nslookup `hostname -s ` -sil Server: 146.232.174.17 Address: 146.232.174.17#53 Name: bgmilne-thinkpad.cae.co.za Address: 146.232.174.230 If I then restart the network without a cable attached, it still works, tmdns then answers for bgmilne-thinkpad (as bgmilne-thinkpad.local). So, either tmdns is broken, or nslookup is, or 127.0.0.1 should be listed last. BTW, another issue is that it seems restarting a network interface does not change the hostname of the machine (in my case from bgmilne-thinkpad.cae.co.za to just bgmilne-thinkpad), which causes problems (and the typical GNOME issue ...). The name returned by DHCP should be dropped, but that might cause problems with X :-(. > > With my tests it would work for the first request, then fail permanently after > that. > > Also dhclient is a load of c*ap, dhcpcd is mucho better. dhclient requires > significantly complex dhclient-INTERFACE.conf files to achieve the same > as dhcpcd does with a couple of simple command line switches. > Would not know. dhclient works for me. Only additional feature I am looking for in a dhcp client is the ability to set the WINS IP for samba when the dhcp server returns one ... Regards, Buchan - -- |--------------Another happy Mandrake Club member--------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQE+XJ/ZrJK6UGDSBKcRAl+9AJ9rnc001kGz4TJEbLU5lYTRbhve+wCgjkLz 1hj4hus0vTy7G1v+liNEX8M= =tDAL -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
