Re: Context error with --system_dns

["Kizlyk, John" <John.Kizlyk () CapitalOneAuto com>]

On Wed, Feb 01, 2006 at 04:13:49PM -0000, Sean Swift wrote: 
> Found a problem with --system_dns setting. 
>
> When I tried to scan an IP address on my network with just NMAP 
> 192.168.12.45 no parameters I got this error. 
>
> Starting Nmap 4.00 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap ) at 2006-02-01
15:52 
> GMT Standard Time 
> Unable to determine any DNS servers. Try using --system_dns or specify

> valid servers with --dns_servers 
> QUITTING! 
>
> When trying to use the --system_dns as instructed by the above error 
> message it still did not work and gave me the following error 


Thanks for the report. For the next version, the error message will 
say --system-dns. And the old style --system_dns will work in that 
version too. As to the reason DNS servers couldn't be detected, I 
think Doug is looking into that. 


Cheers, 
-F 

 

I get the same error on my WinXP sp2 boxes.  The registry entry for my
DNS servers looks like (regedit dump):

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\Tcpip\Parameters\I
nterfaces\{27072BA0-8F6F-435E-82E7-7099ECA6902E}]
"NameServer"="172.16.1.2,172.16.1.3"

Thanks

 

John Kizlyk
Network Engineer
CCNA CCDA CCSA MCSE CCA
Capital One | auto finance




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