When I do a dig on a hostname, in our network, it doesn't not give me the IP address, but when I add the domain name it does work or when I do a dig +search
Why is the domain name a prerequisite for DIG to resolve the hostname to IP?
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Because dig is working as designed.
snip from man page:
+[no]search
Use or do not use the search list defined by the search list or domain directive in the /etc/resolv.conf file (if any). The search list is not used by default.
In short, do not confuse dig with nslookup
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I know it woks differently, but why is a domain even important for solution, can you explain that part to me?frankguthrie– frankguthrie2016-11-24 22:15:29 +00:00Commented Nov 24, 2016 at 22:15