Re: Setting up DNS on AS400 questions???

["Wayne Johnston" <wdjohnston@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm not sure if I totally understand your question/problem. I checked your
domains, and they are registered on the internet, so it appears that the
problem is not that you need a DNS server.  If I understand what you are
trying to do, I think you need to get your iSeries to look at the Internet
for DNS information.

First, your Default Route needs to be set to a router that can find the
internet.
    Option 2 on CFGTCP.
This can be checked by pinging your ISP's DNS servers from the iSeries.
    PING 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx'

Then, in Option 12, your ISP's DNS servers need to be set in the DNS Servers
area.

The Root Server parameter can be used if your iSeries is your network's DNS
server.  This allows you to set the iSeries as your DNS server and allow it
to manage the internet DNS.  This makes it easier to change if you haven't
settled on a permanent ISP.  DHCP can also be used for this purpose.  It
just depends on how many PC's you have to visit and how you have them set up
for IP addressing and DNS.

I hope that helps
Wayne Johnston
Integrity Technology, LLC

>
> message: 8
> date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 13:29:16 -0700
> from: Ken Sims <mdrg4136@xxxxxxxxx>
> subject: Re: Setting up DNS on AS400 questions???
>
> Hi Jim -
>
> >In the DNS Wizard where it lists "Root Servers" would that be where I
> >would put our ISP's addresses?  They are already listed in TCP/IP Domain
> >info (option 12)  in the DSN Internet addresses.
>
> The "Root Servers" are the root servers of the whole internet.  It sounds
> like you are NOT intending for the iSeries to be a DNS server itself, just
> a DNS client, in which case you do NOT want to be setting up any root
> servers or starting the DNS server or anything like that.  Unless you are
> totally sure you want the iSeries to be a DNS server, then trust me, you
don't.
>
> --
> Ken
> http://www.ke9nr.net/
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of
> my employer or anyone in their right mind.
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