Re: Machine Name resolution

[Alan Hodgson <ahodgson simkin ca>]

On Wed, Sep 24, 2003 at 09:09:58AM -0700, James D. Parra wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> We're having trouble getting machine name resolution from an DNS server. If
> we try to ping, for example, a machine named Mach1, we get an "unknown host
> Mach1" error. If we ping the FQDN, Mach1.domainname.com, we get resolution.
> Oddly, windows boxes can resolve the machine name, from a dos prompt,
> without the domain suffix (No WINS being used either).
> 

Add a "domain domainname.com" or "search domainname.com" to your
/etc/resolv.conf.  If you're getting addresses via DHCP make sure your
DHCP server is assigning the domain name.
 
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