[HLUG] Test web server

[Paul Stenning]

Do you have any info on using nslookup?  If not I'll google it later.

Thanks!
Paul

paul.maddox.mail-list at synth.net wrote:
> Hi,
> 
>> The only problem now is DNS.  Bind DNS is installed on the server and as
>> I add virtual hosts in Webmin they are added to Bind DNS.  However even
>> if I manually add the IP address of the server as a DNS server in the
>> TCP/IP properties on the PC (Windows) along with the router IP address,
>> it cannot resolve the sites on the server.
>>
>> The only way I can access the sites on the server is to manually add
>> them to the HOSTS file on the PC.
>>
>> Any ideas how to make this work?
> 
> If you goto a dos prompt on the windows box (start, run, cmd) and type
> 'nslookup', what does it say for the server?
> 
> You should also check that you can 'ping' your name server from your
> windows box.
> 
> Paul
> 
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