On Thu, Jun 27, 2002 at 04:41:06PM -0400, Mike Burger wrote: > In your resolv.conf file, do you have a "search" line that lists, at > least, your domain?
yeah, that's the odd thing... Since it works for the other hosts on the network, it seems that named is working right. But something odd is happening with my /etc/resolv.conf file... Here's my example (since they are invalid-on-the-net names, I'll just put them here...) -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ~>ping legolas.pewamo.local PING legolas.pewamo.local (192.168.0.1) from 192.168.0.250 : 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from legolas.pewamo.local (192.168.0.1): icmp_seq=0 ttl=255 time=227 usec 64 bytes from legolas.pewamo.local (192.168.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=255 time=235 usec --- legolas.pewamo.local ping statistics --- 2 packets transmitted, 2 packets received, 0% packet loss round-trip min/avg/max/mdev = 0.227/0.231/0.235/0.004 ms ~>ping legolas ping: unknown host legolas -------------------------------------------------------------------------- /etc/resolv.conf: search pewamo.local search sterlingheights.local search auroravideosys.com nameserver 127.0.0.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- /etc/host.conf: order hosts,bind -------------------------------------------------------------------------- And the OSX system can ping other hosts on the internal net with either their fqdn or their hostname... ?? -- In light of the terrorist attack on the U.S.: They that give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. -- Benjamin Franklin, 1759 _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list