At 08:11 AM 1/4/02 -0600, you wrote: >On Thu, Jan 03, 2002 at 11:15:12PM -0600 or thereabouts, Julian Opificius >wrote: > > At 11:58 PM 1/3/02 -0500, you wrote: > > <big snip> > > > > >[csm@stealth csm]$ cat /etc/host.conf > > >order hosts,bind > > > > > >You see? > > > > Think so, try this out:- > > > > 1) Hosts and resolv are not used by a service, per se, they are used by > the > > local protocol stack., such that: > > > 1.1) /etc/hosts gives fast resolution of static name/ip assignments and > > simple aliases - good for small lans. > >hosts does not give resolution for static names, just IP addresses. Your >windows / Linux LAN cannot ping by name, just IP address only, no >aliases either. That is for DNS
So what the heck is hosts for then ? :-) julian. ========================= >-- >Best regards, >Gary > >Today's thought: >A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries. > > > >_______________________________________________ >Redhat-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list ============================== Julian A. Opificius. 802 Fawn Road, Elk River, MN 55330. Home: 763.441.1291, Cell: 763.360.5919 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 3268206 ============================== _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
