[H-GEN] Is this a DNS configuration problem?

[Robert Brockway]

On Thu, 11 Mar 2004, Gavin Unsworth wrote:

> In the _context of this problem_, the /etc/hosts suggestion was very good. I
> hardly think scalability in the _context of this problem_ is going to be an
> issue.

I've found /etc/hosts files to be a poor solution in most if not all
situations.  Even in home networks I encourage the use of dns.  In any
case I'm not sure Ewan was talking about a home network.

> The solution should suit the problem and in this case the addition of an
> entry or two to /etc/hosts or the search directive to /etc/resolv.conf is
> indeed valid.

Search directive yes.  Love 'em.

I will continue to respectively disagree with the idea of using an
/etc/hosts file to work around an apparent problem with dns.  Fix the dns
problem and keep your blood pressure down in the future :)

> NIS is great for managing distributed /etc/hosts files for anyone that
> cares.

I've always seen this use of NIS a bit like a poor dns.  No MXs, none of
the other sophistication of dns.

Cheers,
	Rob

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