NFS Services Administrator's Guide

Configuring and Administering NIS+
Setting Up the NIS+ Namespace
Chapter 5228
To Use BIND With NIS+
An NIS+ client can consult BIND (DNS), NIS, NIS+, or the /etc/hosts
file when it needs to resolve a host name to an IP address. The Name
Service Switch determines where an NIS+ client will look for host
information.
Some clients, like PCs, cannot use the Name Service Switch. If your
domain includes PC clients, you can configure the NIS+ server to query
BIND when its NIS+ hosts table does not contain the information that a
client requests. The server then returns the information to the client
through NIS+.
Only NIS+ servers running in NIS compatibility mode may consult
BIND to answer client queries. See “NIS Compatibility Mode” on
page 210 for more information.
This section tells you how to perform the following tasks:
• To Configure an NIS+ Client to Query BIND
• To Configure an NIS+ Server to Return BIND Information to Clients
If your NIS+ clients support the Name Service Switch, configure the
clients to query BIND.
If your NIS+ clients do not support the Name Service Switch, configure
their server to return BIND information.
NOTE BIND must already be configured and running before you can configure
an NIS+ client or server to query it. To configure BIND, see the
Installing and Administering Internet Services manual.