From nobody Mon Jun 26 03:36:58 2023 X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:606c::19:1]) by mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4QqD742Kz0z4jNFx for <freebsd-questions@mlmmj.nyi.freebsd.org>; Mon, 26 Jun 2023 03:37:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Received: from h1.out2.mxs.au (h1.out2.mxs.au [110.232.143.236]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (4096 bits) server-digest SHA256) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4QqD734zggz4P5H for <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>; Mon, 26 Jun 2023 03:37:18 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from smithi@nimnet.asn.au) Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; none Received: from s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au (s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au [103.27.34.4]) by out2.mxs.au (Halon) with ESMTPS id b8f2be1c-13d2-11ee-b689-00163c1ebd60; Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:37:06 +1000 (AEST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=nimnet.asn.au; s=default; h=Message-ID:From:CC:To:Subject: Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:MIME-Version:References:In-Reply-To: Date:Sender:Reply-To:Content-ID:Content-Description:Resent-Date:Resent-From: Resent-Sender:Resent-To:Resent-Cc:Resent-Message-ID:List-Id:List-Help: List-Unsubscribe:List-Subscribe:List-Post:List-Owner:List-Archive; bh=l6KBwk0PxefSaS1p/RIWsVaFNZ7HZgbOVMtkwt7AlDM=; b=HoY5ZJfxm9tb44HVM9C2FgKseS GYpxAXfckN0wG88I3fssx8dKDm6583Py8sJbr0FpzQRbyOkW/ljQ6L1Abhd4/9ahKkwQ/NwbZirG3 fQy6Qk3zvbCG6ioLsEPy2Da3jhr245vLeEenbBZFuyHMOhS4mH9lV1kSVVFKBeeOkOLvVGU6iTiBC NYpzqOwIxjxfDSvp5FoljwovGxHg6KKmkTDEn2j2moLdkGcp7gctrXCMCH3eNUSBFEJWAHq0cN//B qqpwTvCHR8H14mtSS5Rd9OLihFO+Z7j1E67hxZ1E6HSTCrs2AcVCRUv0LOq2a2r8HJkfmUuDjpR6P bMbUvQbg==; Received: from [1.129.248.241] (port=60197 helo=Galaxy-J5-Pro) by s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au with esmtpsa (TLS1.2) tls TLS_ECDHE_RSA_WITH_AES_128_GCM_SHA256 (Exim 4.96) (envelope-from <smithi@nimnet.asn.au>) id 1qDd2H-003Z2W-2b; Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:37:06 +1000 Date: Mon, 26 Jun 2023 13:36:58 +1000 User-Agent: K-9 Mail for Android In-Reply-To: <198956D1-6B93-4E35-AAC9-872AC146C538@gushi.org> References: <846f37ec-c0b3-0b1a-6294-1da6a9260777@Gmail.com> <198956D1-6B93-4E35-AAC9-872AC146C538@gushi.org> List-Id: User questions <freebsd-questions.freebsd.org> List-Archive: https://lists.freebsd.org/archives/freebsd-questions List-Help: <mailto:questions+help@freebsd.org> List-Post: <mailto:questions@freebsd.org> List-Subscribe: <mailto:questions+subscribe@freebsd.org> List-Unsubscribe: <mailto:questions+unsubscribe@freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: Using /etc/hosts, not dns To: "Dan Mahoney (Ports)" <freebsd@gushi.org>,Steven Friedrich <freebsdlouisville@gmail.com> CC: FreeBSD Questions Mailing List <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> Message-ID: <8140CE7E-9AEF-450E-821C-86308F627A6F@nimnet.asn.au> X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - nimnet.asn.au X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: authenticated_id: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Authenticated-Sender: s121.syd3.hostingplatform.net.au: smithi@nimnet.asn.au X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4QqD734zggz4P5H X-Spamd-Bar: ---- X-Spamd-Result: default: False [-4.00 / 15.00]; REPLY(-4.00)[]; ASN(0.00)[asn:45638, ipnet:110.232.143.0/24, country:AU] X-Rspamd-Pre-Result: action=no action; module=replies; Message is reply to one we originated X-ThisMailContainsUnwantedMimeParts: N On 26 June 2023 12:47:15 pm AEST, "Dan Mahoney (Ports)" <freebsd@gushi=2Eor= g> wrote: > > On Jun 25, 2023, at 1:51 PM, Steven Friedrich > <freebsdlouisville@gmail=2Ecom> wrote: > >=20 > > I have been using /etc/hosts for decades to identify local hosts=2E= =20 > I don't want the complexity of dns for this simple scenario=2E > >=20 > > I issue: host slimline > > Host slimline not found: 3(NXDOMAIN) > >=20 > > Here's the /etc/hosts: [=2E=2E=2E] > > ::1 localhost localhost=2EFriedrich=2Eorg > > 127=2E0=2E0=2E1 localhost localhost=2EFriedrich=2Eorg > > 127=2E0=2E1=2E1 Slimline=2EFriedrich=2Eorg [=2E=2E=2E] > > 192=2E168=2E2=2E9 Slimline=2EFriedrich=2Eorg Slimline > > Why won't host lookup slimline in /etc/hosts? > Because you also have to put it in /etc/hosts as its shortname, as > the two =E2=80=9Clocalhost=E2=80=9D examples above should have suggeste= d=2E And from the second entry it would appear to be case-sensitive, though hos= ts(5) makes no such mention? But then, is a second entry with a different IP address meaningful anyway? cheers, Ian