I'm pretty sure that the windows file is used first, since when I installed kazaa lite, I had to fill the hosts file with the usual adserver addresses, but reference them to localhost, so regularly when i visit certain sites, I get lots of "page not found errors" because its trying to load from localhost.
Therefore, i'd say its done by default Darren ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Cameron" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2002 10:59 PM Subject: [Scottish] Most definitely off topic > A windoze question if you can bear with me (sorry). > Is there a windows equivalent of /etc/nsswitch.conf? How do I ensure that a > hosts file is used before DNS? > > I'd ask a windows list but (1) I don't belong to one and (2) I don't want to > associate with anyone who does. > > TIA, > > Michael > > > _______________________________________________ > Scottish mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish > _______________________________________________ Scottish mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mailman.lug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/scottish
