Rich Shepard wrote: > On Tue, 28 Apr 2009, Tim Wescott wrote: > > >> Can you give me a quick rundown (or refer me to a web page) on just what >> to put in /etc/hosts or /etc/resolv.conf? >> > > Here's a portion of ours: > > /etc/hosts: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 192.168.55.1 salmo.appl-ecosys.com salmo mail > 192.168.55.1 eia.appl-ecosys.com eia > 192.168.55.2 caddis.appl-ecosys.com caddis > > Notice it's an IP address, a fully-qualified domain name for the host, > then any appropriate aliases. > > /etc/resolv.conf: > > nameserver 127.0.0.1 > nameserver 192.168.55.1 > nameserver 216.99.193.1 #ns.aracnet.com > nameserver 216.99.193.19 #ns2.aracnet.com > nameserver 216.99.193.2 #ns3.aracnet.com > > Rich > > Does that mean that I need to make my host machine a fixed IP (currently I'm getting that from the router)? Or can I just call my router a "nameserver" in /etc/resolv.conf and have it work?
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