On Sat, 2007-10-20 at 08:34 +0930, Tim wrote: > J. Alex Aycinena: > >>> 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. > > Tim: > >> 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 > > Aaron Konstam: > > I am confused. When I do the above dig requests no ANSWER SECTION > > appears. > > Two conclusions: > > a: Are you making the request to the right device (is the resolver > address the address of that device). Try asking it to resolve the > address of something on the public internet, like google.com > > e.g. dig google.com @your-router-address > There is something missing in what you say. I assumed we were trying to decide if my personal router is capable of being a DNS server. So the first address I placed in the dig command was the address of my router. Clearly my router is supplying the addresses to my machines through DNS. At least I think that is clear. But no ANSWER SECTION appears. Where I have gone wrong? -- ======================================================================= Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself. -- A.H. Weiler ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
