Can someone explain to me how to set up /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf for ssh (and similar programs) _not_ to search for my local network host names using the external nameservers in resolv.conf?
The local network is built up with NICs. I'm not using bind on my debian host. It's installed on the gateway, but I dont think its configured correctly. (Is bind really needed? In case, how to configure bind correctly? Pointers?) /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.160.0.1 host1.my.own.domain host1 192.160.0.2 host2.my.own.domain host2 etc ... /etc/resolv.conf: search my.own.domain nameserver xxx.yyy.zzz.www # External name server 1 ... Anything else to set up? Eg. /etc/nsswitch.conf: hosts: files nisplus nis dns Thanks, Svante
