Is this possible?

Mark Damrose mdamrose at elgin.cc.il.us
Thu Jan 24 23:53:16 UTC 2002


Windows 2000 behaves like this, but it is not typical.

The usual solution is to use only the server that knows the private
addresses, and make it capable of resolving public ones.

"Mike Parker" <mdpc at crash.cts.com.cts.com> wrote in message
news:a2pvof$e61 at pub3.rc.vix.com...
> I have a situation where given a hostname, I'd like
> resolution attempted through first a primary DNS and
> then if there is no resolution go onto another DNS.
>
> I am NOT talking about a situation where a DNS fails
> but both DNSen are active but one is for "private"
> addresses.  The system is a client only with NO DNS.
>
> I guess what I am looking for is something like
> a DNS search path....
>
> Suggestions and procedures welcome.
>
> Thanks..
>
> Mike Parker
> mdpc at panix.com
>




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