It has been mentioned that on UNIX the /etc/nsswitch file is what changes
the order of attempted name resolution right?
Carric Dooley
Senior Consultant
COM2:Interactive Media
"But this one goes to eleven."
-- Nigel Tufnel
On Mon, 27 Nov 2000, Larry Paul wrote:
> btw.. regarding name resolution, here are some file locations for
> possible troubleshooting:
>
> file name description
> ----------------------------------------
> HOSTS provides name resolution for host names to IP
> addresses
> LMHOSTS provides name resolution for NetBIOS names to IP
> addresses
> NETWORKS provides name resolution for network names to IP network
> ID's
> PROTOCOL provides resolution from a protocol name to an RFC
> defined protocol number
> SERVICES provides resolution from a service name to a port number
> & protocol name
>
> These should be in the \etc directories
>
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