/etc/resolv.conf configuration: timeout and retrans options

From: LOEWENTHAL Simon (sloewenthal_at_gemini.edu)
Date: 05/25/05

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    Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 10:53:04 -0400
To: Sun Mangers <sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org>

    Dear all,

    I'm trying to set DNS resolver option in the /etc/resolv.conf but I am
    unsure as to whether Solaris is really picking them up. I tried using
    nslookup and dig, but the man pages simply say that they take the
    default nameservers and searchdomains from the resolv.conf, but do not
    say that they take the other options from the resolv.conf. This ring
    true as when I run nslookup interactivly and type 'set all' is says
    that timeout is equal to 5, whereas the resolv.conf has set it to 1.

    /etc/resolv.conf
    timeout:1
    retrans:2
    retry:4
    domain pp.gemini.edu
    search pp.gemini.edu ty.gemini.edu qx.gemini.edu
    timeout=1
    retrans:2
    retry=4
    nameserver 172.19.2.2
    nameserver 172.11.2.2

    Is my syntax off, or is there another way to test this?

    Thanks if anyone can shed some light.
    Kind regards,
    S. 

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