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Michael Sullivan wrote:
> I don't have a full DNS server for my domain.  Each computer on my
> network has a copy of the same /etc/hosts file.  Is there some way I can
> make it use that for DNS lookups locally?

Edit /etc/host.conf - it's well commented.

dnsmasq reads and provides dns resolution based on /etc/hosts, too. 
additionlly, check  your
/etc/resolv.conf. a "nameserver 127.0.0.1" line should be present, if you want 
to avoid contacting
the internet for dns lookups, if so your system configured.

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