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[Jeff Vian]

On Tue, 2004-09-28 at 04:59, Paul Howarth wrote:
> Carlo Orecchia wrote:
>  > i figure it out:
>  >
>  > was the fact i this /etc/resolv.conf
>  >
>  >>> search numb.darktech.org
>  >

This change is right.  The search parameter is only for domain names,
not hostnames.

>  > nameserver 127.0.0.1

Why would you EVER have the loopback address as a nameserver.
The only way that might work is if the DNS request was coming from the
local host, and it will ALWAYS cause delays in resolution for other
hosts that are querying this one, as well as delaying this one in its
own access to a valid name server..

>  > nameserver 81.74.229.227
>  > nameserver 151.99.125.1
>  >
>  > i changed thet line into search darktech.org
>  > and relay is not allowed anymore
>  > What do you yhink?
> 
> I still don't understand what's going on.
> 
> Perhaps you should set up DNS (forward and reverse) for your internal network 
> so that all machines have fully-qualified hostnames and you don't need the 
> hosts file entries at all?
> 

That should not have any affect.  DNS and the hosts file work together
to resolve names to IP addresses.

> Paul.