On 11/04/2008, Bernardo Dal Seno <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 10/04/2008, Bob Cox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Thu, Apr 10, 2008 at 17:02:14 -0400, Brian McKee ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > > > > > I don't understand why 'host fred' doesn't return 127.0.0.1 > > > I think host performs a DNS lookup, so maybe it bypasses the file > hosts altogether. ping, as Bob > Cox suggested, should be a better test.
That is correct as output below shows: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ host localhost localhost.selfip.org has address 210.24.115.116 [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping localhost PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.061 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.056 ms -- Regards, Sudev Barar Read http://blog.sudev.in for topics ranging from here to there. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
