Find the script that is rebuilding the resolv.conf file and add the
search line to the rebuilding script.
"W. E. Brooks" wrote:
>
> Take a look at this file /etc/resolv.conf. It should have several lines
> that start with nameserver and one line that starts with search.
>
> On my box, the search line is as follows:
> search @home
>
> This should be my @home search domain which is:
> chnd1.az.home.com
> If I change the search line to:
> search chnd1.az.home.com
> then I can ping mail and news.
>
> However, /etc/resolv.conf gets rebuilt on each reboot.
> When I boot the search line gets changed back to
> search @home
> Don't know if this is a bug or a feature.
>
> W.E. Brooks
>
> On Sat, 2001-11-24 at 21:50, John Albee wrote:
> > I have a small question that is bugging me. Whenever I setup a system
> > (linux or win) and connect it directly to @home using their DHCP servers,
> > entries in mail and news programs such as "mail" and "news" work flawlessly.
> > When I connect a network using a linux or linksys firewall that grabs
> > IP/gateway/DNS information from @home's DHCP servers and passes the exact
> > same DNS server IPs, the @home "news" and "mail" aliases will not work.
> > What is causing this?
> >
> > John Albee
> > guesswho911@home.com
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