RE: Internal domain change

How do you know that the i is the DNS server?
Even if it was, it sure DOES NOT use what appears in
CFGTCP, 10. Work with TCP/IP host table entries
as the entries being served by DNS.

Think of
CFGTCP, 10. Work with TCP/IP host table entries
as the i's version of Window's xp's example of
C:\WINDOWS\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
It's only a hosts file - it's not your DNS table.
To maintain your DNS table on i pretty much requires iNav to do
Start, Programs System i Access for Windows, System i Navigator, Network,
Servers, DNS
unless you really bang out the api's.

Here's the test on your windows clients. Do this:
Start, Run, type in CMD, click Ok.
type in
nslookup nra.org
You will see
Server: gdsdns.dekko-1
Address: 10.10.4.250

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: nra.org
Address: 64.29.201.96

In our case the pc was using gdsdns.dekko-1 as it's DNS. nslookup looked
through that to discover that the ip address for nra.org was 64.29.201.96.

see also commands on the pc like
ipconfig /flushdns
ipconfig /all
ipconfig /?

And, you can use this command on your 5250 command line
nslookup 'nra.org'
and see stuff like
Server: 10.10.4.250
Address: 10.10.4.250#53

Non-authoritative answer:
Name: nra.org
Address: 64.29.201.96

Press ENTER to end terminal session.

Here, I can tell the the DNS for my i is currently 10.10.4.250. And if
you don't know the name being served by that IP address you can always
type in
nslookup '10.10.4.250'
and the return will tell you the answer.

Ok, where did my i know to use 10.10.4.250 as my DNS? This I comprehend.
CFGTCP, 12. Change TCP/IP domain information, Page down,
Domain name server:
Internet address . . . . . . . '10.10.4.250'
Internet address . . . . . . . '10.10.4.252'
Internet address . . . . . . . '10.17.4.180'

Most domains have more than one DNS. If one is down for maintenance the
others will pick up the duty. Or in our case, if your network consultant
is playing around with IP addresses again hopefully he won't change them
all at once. Notice that one dns is in a different subnet? Actually it's
in a different city.

Rob Berendt