Hello James, Tuesday, December 10, 2002, 2:49:55 AM, you wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Hello all! >> >> >> >> Strange problem with my RH8.0 and resolve hosts >> >> from /etc/hosts. (computer not connected to network but it have >> >> eth0ð1) >> >> Firts RH resolve host from bind, and after from /etc/hosts >> >> resolving host after timeout (10 sec). >> >> named.conf is: order hosts, bind. >> >> How make resolve from /etc/hosts first? >> >> >> JF> Edit /etc/nsswitch.conf. >> JF> hosts line should say: >> JF> hosts: files dns >> JF> If it is not there, add it. >> >> My /etc/nsswitch.conf. >> hosts line should say: >> hosts: files dns >> >> But this not resolve my problem. JF> Ok...try this. JF> In /etc, check host.conf. This file should say: JF> order hosts,bind JF> The "order hosts,bind" line doesn't need to be in the named.conf file. JF> host.conf is the resolver configuration file. Do a man on host.conf as JF> there are a few options. JF> Add a host to /etc/hosts and try pinging it and see if it reads the IP JF> address in from /etc/hosts. If it does, you are good to go. After JF> changing the host.conf, you may have to restart named, JF> /etc/init.d/named restart JF> Let me know how it goes... Sorry, I make mistake in my first message. The "order hosts,bind" in host.conf, of course. But, If I pinging host from this file, all it Ok. and if I telnet host timeout is arise. After timeout telnet connect to host from /etc/hosts. -- Best regards, Eugene mailto:eugene@delphin.marine.su -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list