[plug] DNS name

[John Summerfield]

On Mon, 27 Jul 1998, Shackleton, Kevin wrote:

> The Linux machines here are "unofficial", so I can't request that they
> are added to the zone files.
> 
> Is there another solution - like running named locally?  That is, if I
> run named locally, will DNS searches proceed from my named to the other?

You can run your own named, but you can't have two primay DNSs
responsibl;e for the same domain. Keeping yours in step with the official
one may be painful.

You can add your machines to their /etc/hosts files.



> 
> K.
> 
> 
> > ----------
> > From: 	John Summerfield[SMTP:summer at os2.ami.com.au]
> > 
> > the DNS has to be TOLD about the Linux boxes by updating its zone
> > files.
> > 
> > Presumably the person who set it up knows how.
> > 
> > > It appears that the name server is not learning of the names of the
> > > Linux machines.
> > 
> 

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