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Old 02-17-2011
Host command

hi guys

I have standalone Suse 10 SP3 that when I run
Code:
# hostname
webserver

but when I run host command
Code:
# host webserver
;; connection timed out; no servers could be reached

I would like to get the IP when I issue
Code:
host webserver
x.x.x.x

and the name when
Code:
host x.x.x.x
webserver

in /etc/hosts I have
Code:
x.x.x.x  webserver

in /etc/HOSTNAME
Code:
webserver

I don't know what to put in /etc/resolv.conf


any idea how to make to resolve to itself?

thanks a lot

Last edited by karlochacon; 02-17-2011 at 12:24 PM..
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Old 02-17-2011
check /etc/nsswitch.conf, if has this line:

Code:
hosts: dns  files

Then add your DNS server IP in /etc/resolv.conf

Code:
domain xxxx.com      
nameserver 123.234.123.234

you need restart the DNS services, or reboot the server.

Code:
/sbin/services network restart

 
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