From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Jul 3 05:36:01 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F065516A4CE for ; Sat, 3 Jul 2004 05:36:01 +0000 (GMT) Received: from grog.secure-computing.net (front-door.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.246]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 70FC843D31 for ; Sat, 3 Jul 2004 05:36:01 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) Received: from Nomad (nat-server.secure-computing.net [63.228.14.245]) (authenticated bits=0)i635ZeQT075566; Sat, 3 Jul 2004 00:35:40 -0500 (CDT) (envelope-from ecrist@secure-computing.net) From: "Eric Crist" To: "'David Fuchs'" , Date: Sat, 3 Jul 2004 00:34:05 -0500 Message-ID: <001f01c460bf$5e160d20$6501a8c0@Nomad> X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.2616 In-Reply-To: <40E62A8C.1040908@davidfuchs.ca> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1409 Importance: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: clamd / ClamAV version 0.72, clamav-milter version 0.72 on grog.secure-computing.net X-Virus-Status: Clean Subject: RE: [Fwd: /etc/hosts and /etc/host.conf confusion] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 03 Jul 2004 05:36:02 -0000 > -----Original Message----- >On Behalf Of David Fuchs > bump. At the very least perhaps someone could point me to some docs > that give a good explanation? > Hello, > > I'm having some difficulties understanding the > semantics behind the > resolver in FreeBSD, and how /etc/host.conf, /etc/hosts, and > /etc/resolv.conf fit together. [snip] Have you tried looking at the man page for each? The command to view the man page for the above is, respectively: # man host.conf # man hosts # man resolv.conf This should explain the exact function of each. In conclusion, read the man page first, and allow more than one hour and four minutes (1:04:00) between your original message and a bump. I don't check the email this list is directed to for a day or so sometimes. Some people are very quick to respond, others can take days. I have, on rare occaisions, waited over a week for a legit response. Be patient. ---------------------------------- Found on Conan O'Brian: Children's books written by celebrities; By Mel Gibson: Jesus Christ and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. ----- Keep your powder dry and your pecker hard and the world WILL turn. ----- Eric F Crist