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On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 6:19 AM, Peter Humphrey <peter@××××××××××××.uk> wrote: |
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> Hello list, |
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> On two machines, I have my DSL modem set as DNS server, and it forwards to |
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> my ISP's servers. This works well for external hosts. I also have "order |
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> hosts, bind" in /etc/host.conf, but even though both machines have full LAN |
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> host names and addresses in their /etc/hosts, every DNS lookup goes straight |
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> to the modem, which of course knows nothing of the local layout. |
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> What else do I have to do to make host.conf effective? Would a hammer help? |
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The "order" directive in /etc/host.conf only works for very old |
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versions of glibc. Modern versions use /etc/nsswitch.conf. The default |
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nsswitch.conf will check /etc/hosts (files) before DNS anyway. |
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How are you testing? I would guess you are probably using the wrong tool. |
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The "host" command will always ignore /etc/hosts. It always does DNS |
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queries by design. |
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Try using "getent hosts [hostname]". |
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