RE: [Nolug] DNS question

Ok, prob. Solved. I knew it was something simple.
There was a default (*) record on my dns server. Thanks for all the
help.

Say, is there a place I can get reliable DNS for free?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-nolug@joeykelly.net
> [mailto:owner-nolug@joeykelly.net] On Behalf Of Mark D Robinson
> Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2003 7:31 PM
> To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] DNS question
>
>
> Quick answer - if all you're after is "ping
> hostname.domain.com", just add a period after it "ping
> hostname.domain.com." so it won't append your domain.
>
> Otherwise, what are you trying to ping? Is "ANYTHING" just a
> hostname (no periods) or host.domain ? Is "MYDOMAIN.com" a
> registered domain (and are you really using mydomain.com or
> is that a "fake" domain to hide your real one?)? If so, there
> may be a wildcard DNS record for the domain (if you're really
> using mydomain.com, there is a wildcard record).
>
> What version of BIND is installed? Different versions of the
> resolver handle things a little differently (what to append, etc.).
>
> Do you have the HOSTALIASES and/or LOCALDOMAIN environment
> variables set? If so, to what?
>
> Check the resolv.conf manpage. I know OpenBSD 3.3 has an
> option "lookup" that controls whether the resolver checks the
> hosts file first or BIND first (this may actually depend more
> on the BIND version - OpenBSD 3.3 includes BIND 9.2.2).
>
> Mark Robinson
>
>
> > I am not running named, getting DNS from my ISP. I can't
> figure where
> > the * records could be. Here is a sample of my hosts file:
> >
> > ::1 localhost.MYDOMAIN.com localhost
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost.MYDOMAIN.com localhost
> > EXTERNAL.IP.ADD.RESS web.MYDOMAIN.com web
> > EXTERNAL.IP.ADD.RESS web.MYDOMAIN.com.
> > 10.10.10.254 web.MYDOMAIN.com web
> > 10.10.10.254 web.MYDOMAIN.com.
> >
> > 10.10.10.10 ANOTHERSERVER.MYDOMAIN.com ANOTHERSERVER
> > 10.10.10.20 workstation1.MYDOMAIN.com
> > 10.10.10.30 workstation2.MYDOMAIN.com
> >
> > I am not sure what the first ::1 is, just got it from the default I
> > think. Also, I have things listed twice... Not sure why I
> did that.
> > May have something to do with some specific with a . After them...
> > Could this be part of the prob?
> >
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