On Fri, 2007-10-19 at 09:57 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Thu, 2007-10-18 at 11:35 -0700, J. Alex Aycinena wrote: > > The router is a Linksys NR041. When looking at its DHCP Client > Table, > > all the machines, Windows and Fedora, have their proper names shown, > > so the Fedora machines seem to be forwarding their names to the > router > > properly when they get their IP addresses. I can't see anything in > the > > documentation that came with the router, nor the website, to > indicate > > whether or not it can function as a DNS. > > I'm not familiar with it, but many do not. That table just gives > *you* > information about what's going on, DHCP-wise. > > It's simple enough to test, though. Use the dig tool. Ask the > Linksys > to resolve a machine name for you. > > Syntax: dig requestaddress @resolveraddress > > (The lack of the space after the @ sign is deliberate.) > > e.g. dig mybox @192.168.1.254 > > And the "ANSWER SECTION" should give you an IP for that request. > (That's presuming that your router was at 192.168.1.254, it may not > be.) > > Also try the reverse lookup, if that works. Take the IP belonging to > mybox (let's say it's 192.168.1.1), and ask the resolver to tell you > the > hostname for it. > > e.g. dig -x 192.168.1.1 @192.168.1.254 > > And the "ANSWER SECTION" should give you a hostname for that request. I am confused. When I do the above dig requests no ANSWER SECTION appears. -- ======================================================================= Education is an admirable thing, but it is well to remember from time to time that nothing that is worth knowing can be taught. -- Oscar Wilde, "The Critic as Artist" ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
