[SATLUG] DNS resolve problem

[Dave]

Just a shot in the dark here, but while you say your resolv.conf has the
correct "nameserver" entries, does it also have the correct "domain" and
"search" entries?

If you're lucky it might be something that simple.

HTH,
  -Dave


On Thu, 2005-12-01 at 08:57 -0600, Mark Garcia wrote:

> Hey guys I need your help.  I have two linux boxes at work and my company
> just switched domains. It's a heterogeneous network mixed with Sun Sparcs,
> linux, windoze. The DNS server is a windows 2003 server. 
> 
>  
> 
> My linux boxes are running Redhat 9 and Fedora. I successfully changed their
> static IPs, the primary and secondary DNS entries, and the gateway. I can
> access the internet from both boxes but I cannot resolve any hosts on the
> network. The file /etc/resolv.conf has the right nameserver values. I can
> successfully ping other machines on the network using IP address but not
> hostnames. I can run 'host www.google.com <http://www.google.com/> '
> successfully but I cannot  do a 'host hostname'. Also, sendmail is not
> working so my bugzilla box is not sending email. I ran updated my
> /etc/mail/sendmail.mc file with the name of the exchange host and that
> didn't work. All email was stuck. I then used the IP address of the exchange
> server and then all emails were sent but not receieved!? What the?
> 
>  
> 
> I need some help fixing these problems. I need to get sendmail working for
> my bugzilla box and I need the other box to resolve hostnames because I've
> got demo apps running on it. 
> 
>  
> 
> All help is appreciated. Thanks. Please no flames.
> 
>  
> 
> Mark G.
> 
>  
> 
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