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

[Edwards_Ewan_B at cat.com]

On Thursday 11 March 2004 14:48, Robert Brockway wrote:
>
> 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.

Quite correct.  This is an office situation with both Windows and 
Linux systems on desktops, servers, and laptops.


> /etc/hosts file to work around an apparent problem with dns.  Fix
> the dns problem and keep your blood pressure down in the future :)

Couldn't agree more.  Before we had DNS up and running in the new 
office we temporarily used %SYSTEMROOT%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts 
and /etc/hosts files.  I have no intention of going back there, it is 
just plain too hard.  

<rant>
I am amazed at how difficult it seems for the average windows-weenie 
to understand basic things like "put the file attached to this email 
into directory <blah>".  Just to add a little more to the context; 
most of these "windows-weenies" are tertiary educated professional 
computer programmers. :-(
</rant>