[SunHELP] Bind 9.2.3

[Bret Adams]

Lara:

When you do nslookup by itself and go into the interactive mode what is the 
default name server that comes up.

Bret

At 06:23 AM 5/25/2004, you wrote:
>Hi
>
>I wonder if someone can help me.
>
>I am trying to configure bind 9 on solaris 9 and I think I have a basic
>config up and working but nslookup and dig are coming back with strange
>responses.
>
>if I dig mailhost.accesscomputing.co.uk I get an answer with the address
>I would expect.
>
>However if I dig mailhost then I get :
>
>; <<>> DiG 8.3 <<>> mailhost
>;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
>;; res_nsend to server default -- 213.128.229.177: Connection timed out
>
>nslookup does not want to seem to play at all:
>
># nslookup mailhost
>*** Can't find server name for address 213.128.229.177: No response from
>server
>*** Default servers are not available
>
># nslookup mailhost.accesscomputing.co.uk
>*** Can't find server name for address 213.128.229.177: No response from
>server
>*** Default servers are not available
>
>Any suggestions why a fully qualified name would work in dig but not an
>unqualified name?
>
>Cheers
>
>Lara
>
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