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Subject: Re: resolv.conf - hosts
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Brian Henning wrote:
> Greetings All:
> 
> Is it possible to add a line above that name server entries in the
> resolv.conf file that will tell the system to check the hosts file for
> a resolution before querying the dns server(s)?
> 
> Thanks,
> 

Depending on your version of freebsd, nsswitch.conf will have:
hosts: files dns

If you don't have /etc/nsswitch.conf ...I don't know how it was done 
before that was introduced/brought back.

-Charlie