RE: resolv.conf

["Neulinger, Nathan R." <nneul umr edu>]

> >> Here is a copy of my resolv.conf
> >> 
> >> domain netpacq.net 
> >> search ns3.netpacq.net  
> >> nameserver 208.239.156.6 
> >
> >Well, that's an odd one. Do you really want your machine to 
> look for hosts
> >in the "ns3.netpacq.net" domain?
> 
> Yes, My logic is that I want it to resolve to it's self 
> before going out to
> the net.
> It is a name server.

Ah. That's not what you want to do then.

If you want it to USE itself as a nameserver before going to other name
servers, you want:

domain netpacq.net
search netpacq.net
nameserver 127.0.0.1
nameserver 208.239.156.6   (presuming this is another nameserver elsewhere)

The config you mention will attempt to search for "WHATEVER.ns3.netpacq.net"
whenever you do a dns lookup for WHATEVER.

-- Nathan