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From: James A. Robinson Jim.Robinson@Sta...
Subject: [9fans] Nameserver Question
Date: Wed, 04 Nov 1998 15:45:56 -0800

> to locate a URL that isn't a file on my local machine  I get the error:
> cs: can't translate address.


Can you run ndb/dnsquery?

	term% ndb/dnsquery
	> aubrey.stanford.edu
	aubrey.stanford.edu ip	36.48.0.102


Your gateway is set up with the entry for the network:
	#
	# Networks
	#
	ipnet=myrandomlocalnetname ip=36.48.0.0 ipmask=255.255.0.0
		ipgw=36.48.0.1
		fs=myfileservername.domain.org
		auth=mycpuservername


> I have the ip addresses of the nameservers, but not what they are called

You can find out the name by using nslookup from your linux box:
	#maturin:~
	; nslookup 171.64.7.55
	Server:  ns.mediacity.com
	Address:  205.216.172.10
	
	Name:    caribou.Stanford.EDU
	Address:  171.64.7.55