Excerpts from linuxchix: 18-Oct-99 Re: [techtalk] localhost, etc. by
"Wendt,Andrew"@neo.rr.co
> Then what is /etc/nsswitch.conf for?
This is for something called nss, or NameService Switch. It's a libc6 thing.
(I dont have it on my libc5 system, which uses /etc/host.conf li
> >order hosts, bind
> >means search /etc/hosts first to resolve host names, then search dns.
> >Name servers are configured in /etc/resolv.conf, if you don't have anything set up
>for a dns server, you can remove bind
> from host.conf.
>
> Then what is /etc/nsswitch.conf for?
>
> Jeff's stra
On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, you wrote:
>host.conf :
>
>order hosts, bind
>means search /etc/hosts first to resolve host names, then search dns.
>Name servers are configured in /etc/resolv.conf, if you don't have anything set up
>for a dns server, you can remove bind from host.conf.
Then what is /etc/
host.conf :
order hosts, bind
means search /etc/hosts first to resolve host names, then search dns.
Name servers are configured in /etc/resolv.conf, if you don't have anything set up for
a dns server, you can remove bind from host.conf.
Tamara
>>> Jeff Dike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 10/16 8:04 P
H...Universite de Montreal, eh?
I was just there about a month ago, staying on Decarie with some friends.
Caught the Frosh parties at Mcgill...Oh, what a city...
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And he's got painted toenails...
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OK, quick tutorial on /etc/hosts and localhost...
/etc/hosts
Now a days, connectivity is a big issue. Computers aren't worth a dime
if they can't connect to one another. Connectivity protocols are varied
but the most reliable, and the one the internet is based on is TCP/IP
(Transfer Control P
> I wonder how /etc/host.conf differs from /etc/nsswitch.conf. I have
> both files, and they both seem to set the search order...
You're right. I've got no idea what host.conf is for. nsswitch.conf is
definitely the one being used:
% strace ping mv.mv.com
...
open("/etc/nsswitch.conf", O_RDON
>This process is all controlled by /etc/host.conf. Mine has this in it (which
>is standard):
>
>order hosts,bind
>
>which says "check the /etc/hosts file, then the real nameservers if that
>doesn't work.
I wonder how /etc/host.conf differs from /etc/nsswitch.conf. I have both files,
and they b
> Here's my /etc/hosts file:
> 127.0.0.1 nzingha nzingha.org
You really need to add localhost to that line. Lots of things "know" that
localhost refers to the local machine.
That will get you past the connect problem.
To add some background to this, /etc/hosts is usually the first pla
On Sat, 16 Oct 1999, you wrote:
>This is a question I don't really even know how to start asking.
>
>I'm running DeadRat 6.0 [;-)] on a home PC that isn't connected to any
>networks (for the time being).
>
>What exactly does the /etc/hosts file do?
The /etc/hosts file is consulted when you attemp
This is a question I don't really even know how to start asking.
I'm running DeadRat 6.0 [;-)] on a home PC that isn't connected to any
networks (for the time being).
What exactly does the /etc/hosts file do?
A little context: I know close to nil about networking, and every time
I've tried to u
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