On 10/04/2008, Bob Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 17:02:14 -0400, Brian McKee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > > I don't understand why 'host fred' doesn't return 127.0.0.1
I think host performs a DNS lookup, so maybe it bypasses the file hosts altogether. ping, as Bob Cox suggested, should be a better test. Ciao Bernardo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]