> 	MacBSD doesn't know how to access my nameserver, and I don't 
> really know how to tell it where to look.  Our nameserver is 
> 137.229.16.20.  Do I need to put an entry into hosts?  Help, please!

create/edit /etc/resolv.conf to be the following:

;configure domain name service
;the following should be a comma-separated list of domains to search
search alaska.edu
nameserver 137.229.16.20


That should be about all it takes, except for the fact that named needs 
to be turned on in /etc/netstart.  Once you have your resolv.conf written 
out, you can kill -HUP named to make it recognize any changes you make.

I hope this helps.

Later.

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Colin Wood                                      ender@is.rice.edu
Consultant                                        Rice University
Information Technology Services                       Houston, TX