On Mon, 25 Aug 2003 13:19:57 -0400 Boom Stickity <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Having a wierd problem. I have entries in my hosts file that I'm trying to hit. It > seems when my dns proxy is unavailable it will hang the connection for 30 seconds > even if the host is in the hosts file. Here is my nsswitch.conf entry for hosts: > > hosts: files nisplus dns > > Shouldn't nisplus and dns be ignored if I get a hit on /etc/hosts? Once I hit it > once the latency disappears. > > BS > > > Not all clients properly use the file you mention. If you try the ping command for example you'll see that it _will_ behave as you expect. It won't hang for 30 seconds if the DNS server is down and the host is listed in /etc/hosts. What client are you trying to use? A web browser? If so you're likely to find that it uses DNS directly and doesn't abide at all by your nsswitch file. Cheers, Sean -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
