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[root /etc]# nslookup 216.12.209.51
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.173: Non-existent host/domain
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.174: Timed out
*** Default servers are not available
what exactly does this mean? and how could it be fixed
[root /etc]# nslookup 216.12.209.51
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.173: Non-existent host/domain
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.174: Non-existent host/domain
*** Default servers are not available
[root /etc]# nslookup 216.12.209.173
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.173: Non-existent host/domain
*** Can't find server name for address 216.12.209.174: Non-existent host/domain
*** Default servers are not available
[root /etc]#
i dunno, i have two extra IPs and wanted to setup virtual dns or name servers or whatever.. networking just isnt my cup of tea at all. Further more, this is a Raq4 box, which I hate cobalts.. I know the Ips and name servers work, I can ping them from my windows box, but when i log into the server via ssh, i cant do anything network related really
if the ips are internet ips and you know the dns ips for your isp, just put those nameservers in resolv.conf. You should be able to access the internet
I'm a newbie too but I thought I'd post things that I manage to fix from advice from various internet posts.. anyway, about the DNS Nameserver problem, I was struggling with this for awhile too - finally fixed it by simply adding an reverse entry for my actual namerserver host in the master file. In other words:
In your /var/named/master-zones/192.168.1.rev file, add the following:
1.0.168.192.in-addr.arpa. IN PTR mycomputer.mydomain.com
Make sure you increment the serial number before you save and restart DNS.
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