Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-11 Thread Matus UHLAR - fantomas via Dnsmasq-discuss
On 10.02.22 19:24, Chris Green wrote: When running dnsmasq it (by default) uses /etc/hosts to provide some system's addresses. Some of my systems have their names in the /etc/hosts file against a loopback address so host t470 has:- 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 t470.zbmc.eu t470

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-11 Thread Chris Green
On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:24:27AM +0100, Petr Menšík wrote: > I think we would need to know, which distribution and version you are > running. /etc/hosts is not directly controlled by dnsmasq. It is often > updated by system installation, which varies across distributions. > They're a mix of

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-11 Thread Chris Green
oN fRI, fEB 11, 2022 AT 07:30:51am +0100, gEERT sTAPPERS VIA dNSMASQ-DISCUSS WROTE: > On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:24:27AM +0100, Petr Menšík wrote: > > On 2/10/22 20:24, Chris Green wrote: > > > When running dnsmasq it (by default) uses /etc/hosts to provide some > > > system's addresses. > > > >

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-10 Thread Geert Stappers via Dnsmasq-discuss
On Fri, Feb 11, 2022 at 12:24:27AM +0100, Petr Menšík wrote: > On 2/10/22 20:24, Chris Green wrote: > > When running dnsmasq it (by default) uses /etc/hosts to provide some > > system's addresses. > > > > Some of my systems have their names in the /etc/hosts file against > > a loopback address so

Re: [Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-10 Thread Petr Menšík
I think we would need to know, which distribution and version you are running. /etc/hosts is not directly controlled by dnsmasq. It is often updated by system installation, which varies across distributions. Depends on how t470 and t470.zbmc.eu names are used any by what services. I would

[Dnsmasq-discuss] Questions about /etc/hosts

2022-02-10 Thread Chris Green
When running dnsmasq it (by default) uses /etc/hosts to provide some system's addresses. Some of my systems have their names in the /etc/hosts file against a loopback address so host t470 has:- 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 t470.zbmc.eu t470 While others only have their names