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Date:      Wed, 31 May 2000 23:33:17 -0400
From:      Eric Ogren <eogren@earthlink.net>
To:        "David J. Kanter" <djkanter@nwu.edu>
Cc:        FreeBSD questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   Re: /etc/host.conf question
Message-ID:  <20000531233316.A241@earthlink.net>
In-Reply-To: <20000531174213.A6409@localhost.localdomain>; from djkanter@nwu.edu on Wed, May 31, 2000 at 05:42:13PM -0500
References:  <20000531174213.A6409@localhost.localdomain>

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No. This is good. Otherwise, FreeBSD would try to look for a name server
that isn't reachable when you're not connected to the Internet.


On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 05:42:13PM -0500, David J. Kanter wrote:
> I just looked at my /etc/host.conf file, for my standalone desktop that
> hooks up to the Internet via a modem, and it has the order hosts then
> bind, rather than bind then hosts.
> 
> I've never changed it, but have read in the Handbook and Complete FBSD that
> bind should be first. The only uncommented line in /etc/hosts is:

 Where in the handbook does it say this? This is, IMO, wrong.

Eric


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