DNS configured with linuxconf problems

[Joseph S D Yao]

On Mon, Sep 25, 2000 at 10:59:17AM +0200, Edgar Sterk wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I'm a newbie to setting up a DNS server (no Linux-newbie).
> I installed a native RedHat 6.1 installation (custom with NAMED).
> I tried to configure it with linuxconf, when I try to use this server with
> nslookup,
> nslookup results:
> *** Can't find server name for address xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx: Non-existent
> host/domain
> I configured the hostname of the system to be ns1.xxxx.xxxx

Too many x's.

The 'nslookup' program imposes an artificial requirement that you have
reverse DNS working before it works without this complaint.  Normal DNS
resolution can occur without reverse DNS.  However, it is good to have
it there.

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