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<P><FONT SIZE=2>What would cause nslookups to fail for some ips/hostnames and not others when the information being looked up is in the same resource record files?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Example: </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>10.2.1.1 and 10.2.1.20 are servers in the same zone and defined in the same lookup and reverse lookup files...</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[root@cajun2 haht]# nslookup 10.2.1.1</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Server: cajun2.srvr.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.1.1.20</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Name: ralfw01.hi2.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.2.1.1</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[root@cajun2 haht]# nslookup ralfw01.hi2.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Server: cajun2.srvr.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.1.1.20</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Name: ralfw01.hi2.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.2.1.1</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>[root@cajun2 haht]# nslookup 10.2.1.20</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Server: cajun2.srvr.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.1.1.20</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>*** cajun2.srvr.haht.com can't find 10.2.1.20: Non-existent host/domain</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>[root@cajun2 haht]# nslookup raldns01.hi2.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Server: cajun2.srvr.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.1.1.20</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Name: ralvpn01.hi2.haht.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Address: 10.2.1.20</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Jaimie</FONT>
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