Ok, Serge, I ask my question in other words: Why needs James the DNS server setting, if Java can resolve the names automatically (with the help of the underlying OS)?
Tom At 18:43 05.04.2002 -0500, you wrote: >Java is not using one [DNS server] itself... it is opening network >connections through your operating system's network stack, which takes >care of converting hostnames to IP addresses, establishing the connection, >etc... Java has no way of interrogating your network settings to >determine what DNS server you have configured. Unfortunately you have to >set this manually. Well, I guess in theory we could make a DHCP request >or scan the local network for a DNS server, but these both seem a bit >intrusive yet convenient (truly a Microsoft approach). >-- >Serge Knystautas >Loki Technologies - Unstoppable Websites >http://www.lokitech.com/ > >Thomas Singer wrote: >>James requires to setup the DNS server correctly. >>How to tell James to use the system's DNS server (that one, that Java >>uses itself)? >>Tom > > >-- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
