Joe Greenseid wrote on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:57:39 -0500: > I don't understand why it's not using the search field from > /etc/resolv.conf for the second short name (proteome.vlan88). Any > idea what can I do to get this working? 1. nslookup is deprecated, use host 2. it interprets any hostname with a dot in it like an FQDN, e.g. it transforms abc.def -> abc.def. Kai -- Kai Schätzl, Berlin, Germany Get your web at Conactive Internet Services: http://www.conactive.com