Re: can't use dns to access server within the firewall

From: MZ (zarellam_at_twcnyremove.rr.comspam)
Date: 10/09/04

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Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 12:55:14 -0400

> > When trying to connect to the web server, using telnet, or anything
> > using the domain name, it won't connect from within the network.
> > Instead, I have to type the IP address of the machine (192.168.*). But
> > when I'm at a remote location it works fine. What gives?
>
> You need entries for these machines in /etc/hosts (see man hosts).

My /etc/hosts looks like:

::1 localhost localhost.(mydomain)
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.(mydomain)
192.168.(IP) (mydomain)

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