Thanks, that worked perfectly.

James 
> 
> We're having trouble getting machine name resolution from an DNS server.
If
> we try to ping, for example, a machine named Mach1, we get an "unknown
host
> Mach1" error. If we ping the FQDN, Mach1.domainname.com, we get
resolution.
> Oddly, windows boxes can resolve the machine name, from a dos prompt,
> without the domain suffix (No WINS being used either).
> 

Add a "domain domainname.com" or "search domainname.com" to your
/etc/resolv.conf.  If you're getting addresses via DHCP make sure your
DHCP server is assigning the domain name.
 
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