[oclug]DNS update problem

[Shad Young]

Hrrrmm *grins*

Maybe try this... remove the private net entry from /etc/resolve.conf
and replace it with a real DNS or add forwarders to named for your
actual service providers DNS values.

(not likely going to help, but it is worth a shot)

On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 14:31, dana wrote:
> it's the default named.conf with Redhat 8.0.
> The windows box can see the internet OK and this
> is the only dns the it knows about
> 
> ----------------------
> 
> On Fri, 2003-01-17 at 14:16, Dana Webber wrote:
> >/ I know that putting   "192.168.33.254 w2k0001.dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org" 
> />/ in /etc/hosts would work, but that should not be necessary.
> /
> Unless you are running a local version of bind, with a caching name
> server, it will be necessary to put w2k001 in /etc/hosts, your system
> has no other way to reference it.
>  
> >/ Every time I do an ipconfig /release, ipconfig /renew 
> />/ on my windows box, I get this in /var/log/messages
> />/ ( Redhat 8.0 )
> />/ 
> />/ Jan 16 20:18:37 dunrobin dhcpd: if IN A w2k0001.dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org rrset 
> />/ doesn't exist add 20000 IN A w2k0001.dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org 192.168.33.254: 
> />/ timed out.
> />/ 
> />/ dhcpd.conf has the lines:
> />/ 
> />/ ddns-update-style ad-hoc;
> />/ # --- default gateway
> />/         option routers                  192.168.33.2;
> />/         option subnet-mask              255.255.255.0;
> />/         option nis-domain               "dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org";
> />/         option domain-name              "dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org";
> />/         option domain-name-servers      192.168.33.2;
> />/         option time-offset              -5;     # Eastern Standard Time
> />/         option netbios-name-servers     192.168.33.2;
> />/ 
> />/ The windows box can browse the internet, so the dns has to be up.
> />/ if I try ping w2k0001.dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org  I get
> />/ 
> />/ PING w2k0001.dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org (209.148.84.167) from 209.148.84.167 : 
> />/ 56(84) bytes of data.
> />/ 
> />/ That is my external IP! The hostname is dunrobin.dyn.dhs.org
> />/ 
> />/ but ping w2k0001 results in 
> />/ ping: unknown host w2k0001
> />/ 
> />/ /etc/resolve.conf is
> />/ search dyn.dhs.org
> />/ nameserver 192.168.33.2
> />/ nameserver 209.148.64.156
> />/ 
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