On Fri, 15 Nov 2002 12:16:30 -0600 (CST), [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I really don't get why when the computer is looking for an address >it tries the nameservers in resolv.conf before it tries hosts. However Seems you're not alone: http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=74477 http://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/buglist.cgi?product=Red+Hat+Linux&version=7.2&version=7.3&version=8.0&component=glibc&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=CLOSED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&email1=&emailassigned_to1=1&email2=&emailreporter2=1&changedin=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&short_desc=&long_desc=%2Fetc%2Fhosts&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard=&qa_whiteboard=&devel_whiteboard=&cmdtype=doit&namedcmd=beta&newqueryname=&order=Bug+Number+Descending&form_name=query
>1. I have the book The Linux Network that tells you how to setup DNS >but it is several years old copyright 1998 has the basic structure >stayed the same or do I need to find a more recent source for a howto.? Basic structure is the same. I suppose the book is about BIND. However, if you are new to setting up dns, so that whatever program you use is new for you, then give at least a reading to an alternative program http://cr.yp.to/djbdns.html >2. If you cache addresses and they are bad does it just give up or >does it try the nameserver at that point? Once your local dns cache wrongly thinks www.cnn.com is 1.2.3.4, it will keeps saying so until the time to live for that record expires (for www.cnn.com is 5 min) or you restart the dns cache (supposing that it will now get the correct answer from the dns server) >3. Can you forward requests to more than one name server ? > (My ISP gives you 3 ) Yes. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@;redhat.com?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
