Sure, put the entry in /etc/hosts. Check the /etc/host.conf to ensure something like: order hosts,bind is defined. That essentially tells your system to first check the /etc/host for the host name and if not found use bind (dns).
------------------------ > I'd really rather not run a DNS server if I don't have to. Surely ther > must be a way to tell Asterisk not to rely on DNS? > > > > On 6/21/05, Guido Hecken <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > We have our Asterisk server running smoothly with a SIP BRI gateway > > > for inbound calls. However if the Internet connection goes down and a > > > DNS server becomes unreachable Asterisk basically does not function. > > > By this I mean it does not answer call coming in from the gateway > > > (which is on the local LAN) and you can't even reload it - just hangs > > > there. If I change the DNS setting in resolv.conf to something else > > > which is reachable all is well again. > > > > > > I have tried setting srvlookup=no in sip.conf but it made no difference. > > > > > > Does anyone know how I to make Asterisk continue working for local LAN > > > users/gateways when a DNS server is not reachable? > > > > Try to use bind on the * Machine and configure it as a caching only > > nameserver. > > > > Hope, this helps > > > > Regards, > > > > Guido Hecken > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > ---------------End of Original Message----------------- _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
