nslookup bug on WINNT 4.0

Jack Aubert jaubert at cpcug.org
Thu Jun 24 00:59:17 UTC 1999


Is that the bug where nslookup does not append the machine's domain name so
you have to put in the FQDN for local names?

Michael Voight wrote in message <375FE826.B6D73E53 at cisco.com>...
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>
>"Ingo T. Storm" wrote:
>>
>> >There is a bug for nslookup.exe and dns.exe ignore a domain name
>> passed
>> >via DHCP, even though ipconfig shows it and commands like ping and
>> >telnet use it.
>>
>> I'd rather say this is working as designed, so you won't find a fix
>> for a thing that ain't broken.
>>
>> Ingo
>
>Actually, I was told it is fixed in NT 4, SP5.
>
>What do you mean it is working as designed? Why would it be designed to
>ignore the domain name???
>Are you saying ping and telnet should use a dhcp assigned domain name,
>but nslookup shouldn't even though ipconfig shows the dhcp assigned
>domain name?
>
>Michael Voight
>




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