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  • 1.  AIX 5.3 - Name Resolution Problem

    Posted Tue August 31, 2010 12:31 AM

    Originally posted by: GoofyLamy


    I just installed Technology Level 5300-07 with the latest service pack. Everything went fine during the installation process. However, after the system reboot I realized name resolution doesn't work anymore - ping, telnet, etc. nslookup and dig return valid values which means it can talk to the DNS server. The only way to get name resolution to work is to set the "NSORDER" environment variable.

    The /etc/resolv.conf is the same before the update.

    Any help will be appreciated.

    Thank you,


  • 2.  Re: AIX 5.3 - Name Resolution Problem

    Posted Tue August 31, 2010 02:39 AM

    Originally posted by: Kosala


    I suppose you have not set the order in the /etc/netsvc.conf file. If you're only using IPv4 just put...

    hosts=local4,bind4

    Cheers,


  • 3.  Re: AIX 5.3 - Name Resolution Problem

    Posted Tue August 31, 2010 03:50 AM

    Originally posted by: GoofyLamy


    I have "hosts=local4,bind4,nis4" in the /etc/netsvc.conf. I tried different combination and no luck.

    I picking my brains out trying to figure this out.

    Thanks,


  • 4.  Re: AIX 5.3 - Name Resolution Problem

    Posted Tue August 31, 2010 06:20 AM

    Originally posted by: Kosala


    what does the nslookup on a fqdn tells you. Does it times out? Can you ping the DNS IP address?

    The last step is to check with truss,

    1. truss ping your domain name

    Kosala