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Date:      Sun, 13 Jan 2002 10:59:38 -0800
From:      "barazani" <bara_zani@yahoo.com>
Cc:        "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>, "FBSD Questions" <questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: ? about hosts file
Message-ID:  <000701c19c64$7447cdd0$0200a8c0@motil>
References:  <LPBBIGIAAKKEOEJOLEGOOEEGCMAA.barbish@a1poweruser.com> <20020113125743.A287@localhost> <20020113133735.A8806@b1n.org>

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%windir%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts
----- Original Message -----
From: "BinarySoul" <binary@b1n.org>
To: "Scott Mitchell" <scott.mitchell@mail.com>
Cc: "Joe & Fhe Barbish" <barbish@a1poweruser.com>; "FBSD Questions"
<questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2002 7:37 AM
Subject: Re: ? about hosts file


> I do agree with Scot and i think the file in windows is:
> %WINDIR%\system\hosts
>
> Scott Mitchell (scott.mitchell@mail.com) wrote:
> > On Sat, Jan 12, 2002 at 01:42:53PM -0500, Joe & Fhe Barbish wrote:
> > > I thought that putting 10.0.10.1 like I have it below that
> > > I would be able to put lanhost in telnet to logon to the
> > > gateway box from the winbox connected to the other end of
> > > the lan crossover cable.
> > > When I do that I get unable to reach host.
> > > Putting in IP address 10.0.10.1 in telnet gets me connected.
> > > My host.conf file has first go to host then bind.
> > > Am I using the hosts file wrong?
> >
> > I think so... assuming I've read your message correctly, you want to be
> > able to telnet from your Windows machine to your FreeBSD machine using
> > hostnames rather than IP addresses?  The /etc/hosts on the FreeBSD box
> > won't help you there -- it's private to that machine; your Windows box
> > neither knows nor cares what you've got in that file.
> >
> > You could add the same hostname<-->address mappings to the hosts file on
> > your Windows box (yes, it does have one -- can't remember exactly where
it
> > lives, but a 'Find Files' under C:\WINDOWS or C:\WINNT for 'hosts'
should
> > turn it up.  IIRC, the format is pretty standard).
> >
> > Alternatively, you could run a DNS nameserver on the FreeBSD box, so
that
> > all machines on your LAN can share a single set of hostname definitions.
> > This is a little more work to set up (and you'll need to do some
research
> > first, so you know what you're doing before you begin), but well worth
it
> > in the long run.
> >
> > HTH,
> >
> > Scott
> >
> > --
> >
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> > Cambridge, England      | 0x54B171B9 |  don't get sucked into jet
engines"
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> >
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