My dns works when I do a "dig @mynameserver hostname" but not when I do a "dig hostname".

Question

My nameserver isn't working properly, and I can't figure out why.

When I do a 'whois cfconsulting.ca', it shows the correct nameservers, with ns1.signupsystems.com being the primary. If you do a "dig @ns1.signupsystems.com cfconsulting.ca" you get the right IP.

But if you just do an 'nslookup cfconsulting.ca' it fails.

I'm baffled.

Answer 1

You probably don't have the appropriate server in /etc/resolv.conf if you're using a UNIX (as opposed to a Windows) system. There are numerous ports of Dig to Windows; if using Windows please RTFM (or, if needed, UTSL) to see how they get their default servers.