[rescue] IRIX name resolution woes

[Steve Sandau]

You might try adding the domain to your resolv.conf file (domain
csd.uwo.ca). I bet it is a domain name problem. nslookup queries a DNS
box in your domain and doesn't need the domain name; it's taken for
granted. telnet and ftp don't take it for granted... If you can telnet
and ftp with a fully-qualified domain name it would suggest that this is
indeed the case.


Mike Katchabaw wrote:
> 
> Hi all!
> 
> This isn't directly a rescue question, though it applies to a box I
> recently "rescued".  I just got my hands on a nice SGI O2, and
> obtained Irix 6.5 to put on it.  Everything seems to have installed
> properly, and I'm pretty happy.  I've noticed a tricky little name
> resolution snafu, and I'm not sure how to fix it.  Since there are
> several knowledgeable people on this list, I thought I would try here.
> 
> I entered all my network information -- a host name, IP address,
> gateway, name servers and so on.  I can ping or telnet to IP addresses
> with no troubles at all.  nslookup will match host names to IP
> addresses with no problems.  But, when I try to ping or telnet to a
> host name, it fails with a host unknown error, even if nslookup can
> find the address for me.
> 
> Checking resolv.conf, I see all the name servers correctly and can
> ping them by their IP addresses (there are no other lines in the
> file).  I have not installed NIS, so I removed all traces of it from
> nsswitch.conf and ensured that the hosts line referred to both files
> and dns.
> 
> The really frustrating part is that I know someone who encountered
> the same problem with Irix 6.2 on their Indigo 2.  He eventually
> got it fixed, but can't remember how he did it.  Checking his system,
> our resolv.conf files are identical, and he doesn't even have an
> nsswitch.conf file.  The only other difference is that his host name
> contains his DNS domain, whereas mine does not, and is just the name
> of the host alone.
> 
> Does anyone have any ideas on how to fix this?  Any pointers that
> might be useful?  Is there some other control files I need to play
> with or look at?
> 
> Many thanks in advance!
> 
> Mike.
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Steve Sandau
IS Technician, TMA Bath, Maine
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