On Wed, 24 Sep 2003 09:09:58 -0700 "James D. Parra" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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). > > What can we do to get machine name resolution, internally, without the > domain name from our Linux boxes? > > Thank you in advance. > > James Add the line: search domainname.com to the "/etc/resolv.conf" file Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
