Re: nslookup

[Thought <krowan@eecs.wsu.edu>]

edit your /etc/hosts and put mybox on the line with 127.0.0.1

it should then look something like:

127.0.0.1	localhost   localhost.quicklink.net	mybox


On Fri, 7 Mar 1997, Gith wrote:

> 
> Ok, I think this gets into the bind/named realm and I really try to avoid
> going there if at all possible.
> 
> Here's the general question,
> 
> Running "nslookup localhost"  shows me this:
> # nslookup localhost
> Server:  localhost
> Address:  127.0.0.1
> 
> Non-authoritative answer:
> Name:    localhost.quicklink.net
> Address:  127.0.0.1
> 
> 
> 
> Running "nslookup mybox" shows me this"
> # nslookup mybox
> Server:  localhost
> Address:  127.0.0.1
> 
> *** localhost can't find mybox: Non-existent host/domain
> 
> 
> 
> In general, how could I get nslookup to return localhost.quicklink.net
> when queryed about "mybox".
> Any ideas?
> 
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