On the RedHat box, I can ping a DNS entry only if I include the full name. For example: ping box.example.com
works but ping box
does not. Strange thing is, I can ping box
from a resent version of Ubuntu and from any Windows box.
On any computer, the command dig box.example.com
does show the resolved IP address in the ANSWERS SECTION. Using just the box name dig box
does not show the resolved IP address.
My resolv.conf
is fine.
Red Hat Linux release 9 (Shrike)
The response to dig box
contains this line:
;; Got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: SERVFAIL, id: 38217
Please remember though, this somehow magically works the other servers. Are Ubuntu and Windows somehow enhancing the DNS lookup? Please suggest where I might go from here.
domain example.com
to/etc/resolv.conf
allows me toping box
... Is this the best way to fix this?