Re: Configuring DNS on a machine connected temporary to the internet

From: Bill Vermillion (bv_at_wjv.com)
Date: 12/26/03

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To: Marc van Woerkom <marc.vanwoerkom@fernuni-hagen.de>

    On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 15:29 , Marc van Woerkom exclaimed "Las Cucarachas
    entran, Pero no puede en salir", and then rambled on saying with:
     
    > My machine is connected to the internet via an ISDN modem, using kernel
    > ppp and i4b.
    > If the link is up, it resolves symbolic names by asking some
    > nameserver.
    > If the link is down, it should just use /etc/hosts to
    > resolve "localhost" and the name of the second computer
    > attached to it by an ethernet link.

    > My problem is that if the ISDN link is down, even
    > a lookup of "localhost" doesn't work.

    > What do you recommend as configuration settings?

    > I seem to get stuck.

    Is the order in you /etc/host.conf file set to
    hosts
    bind

    Are the names in you /etc/hosts file correct.

    IP first then FQDN followed by short name.

    You didn't give details that they are this way. 

    -- 
Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com
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