From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > 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 I > gather that the best way to solve my problem is to setup DNS and name > caching on my computer. I have a few questions since the whole thing > has me quite confused
Look in /etc/host.conf. There will be a statement there that looks like order hosts,bind ... which means that names should be resolved from the /etc/hosts file, and then via dns. If "BIND" is first, that's why you're not checking the hosts file. Bill -- Bill Horne "This door was only for you. Now, I am going to shut it." -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
