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ubuntu and hostnames


So it seems that without a good DNS server (BIND, MS DNS) our Ubuntu machines can’t communicate with our windows machines and vice-versa. Apparently windows uses net bios for dns resolving when using nslookup which isn’t available to linux. Our solution is going to be to either implement an Ubuntu server utilizing BIND or set up a windows 2003 domain controller and install the Microsoft DNS server to that machine. This problem has presented itself many times when trying to install MicroStrategy Web Universal or CenterCast’s dashboard.

Fun!

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  1. #1 by Nick on November 13, 2006 - 9:55 am

    The issue you’re experiencing is not limited to Ubuntu alone – it is *nix in general.

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  2. #2 by Matt Brotherson on November 13, 2006 - 10:28 am

    Good point…noted.

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