Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 11:07:26 +1100 From: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org> To: Hal Lynch <hal@cc.usu.edu> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: /etc/hosts vs nslookup Message-ID: <20020215110726.L494@k7.mavetju.org> In-Reply-To: <8251D08A-21A7-11D6-9E04-0050E490FD5B@cc.usu.edu>; from hal@cc.usu.edu on Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 05:03:58PM -0700 References: <8251D08A-21A7-11D6-9E04-0050E490FD5B@cc.usu.edu>
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On Thu, Feb 14, 2002 at 05:03:58PM -0700, Hal Lynch wrote: > Suppose I ssh to host a.b.c.d. How is the actual IP address found? > > Does the software look first in my /etc/hosts file and only if a.b.c.d > is not there ask my nameserver? Or does it just ask the nameserver > no matter what? See /etc/host.conf for the order. Edwin -- Edwin Groothuis | Personal website: http://www.MavEtJu.org edwin@mavetju.org | Interested in MUDs? Visit Fatal Dimensions: ------------------+ http://www.FatalDimensions.org/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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