[ale] DNS

[Joe Knapka]

Wandered Inn wrote:
> You should still be able to get to hosts in your /etc/hosts file.  I
> believe there is a file somewhere (can't recall where /etc/hosts.conf
> possibly??) that identifies the order in which to search for name
> resolution (/etc/hosts, then dns...)  Maybe someone else can share this
> info..

/etc/host.conf (note singular)

I can't find any documentation on this, but mine says:

order hosts,bind
multi on

The first line means, "Look in /etc/hosts first, then try
the nameservers in resolv.conf." I have no idea what
"multi on" means. Multiple means of looking up hosts?
Multiple nameservers? Multiple network interfaces?

--Joe

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