[gentoo-user] DNS resolver doesn't

[Peter Humphrey]

Hello list,

On two machines, I have my DSL modem set as DNS server, and it forwards to 
my ISP's servers. This works well for external hosts. I also have "order 
hosts, bind" in /etc/host.conf, but even though both machines have full LAN 
host names and addresses in their /etc/hosts, every DNS lookup goes straight 
to the modem, which of course knows nothing of the local layout.

What else do I have to do to make host.conf effective? Would a hammer help?

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Regards
Peter