I believe that's only true if you're running NIS...otherwise,
/etc/host.conf is the file to look at.
On Thu, 1 Feb 2001, Thierry ITTY wrote:
> the behaviour of name resolution is configured in /etc/nsswitch.conf
> see man nsswitch.conf for details
>
> name resolution specific entry is on the "hosts" line
> there you can tell the system in which order use information source
>
> for example :
>
> hosts: files [SUCCESS=return] dns
>
> will make the resolver scan for the hostname in /etc/hosts first, and stop
> and return if the seek was successful, and if not try with dns (bind) and
> return whatever the result is (whereever it found it, or not, or if bind
> was unavailable...)
>
> this should work in your situation
>
> hth,
>
>
>
>
> A 10:25 31/01/2001 -0500, vous avez écrit :
> >On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, you wrote:
> >> Most of the time, when I see telnet/ftp/ssh latency, it's because the
> >> system can't resolve the address from which I'm connecting.
> >>
> >> Check your /etc/resolv.conf file and make sure you have your correct DNS
> >> servers listed.
> >>
> >I'm having a problem with my RH6.2 box. If I'm trying to ftp into it from my
> >Windows box while I"m online (via an ethernet based ISDN router) I often have
> >troubles logging in. I've got that machine name and IP address in the
> >/etc/hosts file, but it seems like it can't resolve the IP of that
> machine. I'm
> >*guessing* that it's trying to look it up via the DNS server, but can't
> and is
> >failing. How do I tell it to check the local /etc/hosts file FIRST for all
> >incoming connections?
> > Thanks...
> > John
> >
> >
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