On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 15:07 +0930, Tim wrote: > Tim: > >> Is your interface handled by DHCP? It can re-write the hosts file, > >> you might want to make your changes while disconnected. > > > antonio montagnani: > > Why should a Dynamic address re-write my hosts file??? in this case > > blankening it?? > > > > Any technical reason or is it a bug??? When host file is empty, > > logging in not cable connected is extremely long..... > > That's why I suggested correcting it when the DHCP client hasn't changed > it. That way, that should be your default. The DCHP client may change > it when it wants to, then revert it afterwards. > > I can think of one reason why it might do that sort of thing: So that > your networking has the addresses it needs to use when there's no local > DNS server to provide the answers. > > I also found DHCP to rewrite my /etc/resolv.conf file, if it wanted to > add DNS servers. But it's a long time since I looked into that. DNS rewriting the hosts file is just plain screwy. In my mind there is something very wrong with the DNS server. ======================================================================= Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives. -- Sue Murphy ======================================================================= Aaron Konstam telephone: (210) 656-0355 e-mail: akonstam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
