hello all,
scenario: using a batch file, i am replacing about 250 client's hosts file on boxes running win2K pro SP2. basically net using and doing simple renaming and copying over updated hosts file.
behavior: the change in hosts file is reflected only about 10% of the time w/no real reproduceables. i know the batch is working b/c i can go VNC to the box, find the old, renamed hosts file and open the new one and see change. i know win2k relies much more on DNS's than previous ver. of windows since it works occasionally, i know it's resolving based on hosts at least once. in aix i can force to use hosts first, all the time. one unusual aspect: if i manually make the change to the hosts file and write to disk locally, it, predictably, works %100 of the time. could be an attrib issue. hmmm. any thoughts?
-x
scenario: using a batch file, i am replacing about 250 client's hosts file on boxes running win2K pro SP2. basically net using and doing simple renaming and copying over updated hosts file.
behavior: the change in hosts file is reflected only about 10% of the time w/no real reproduceables. i know the batch is working b/c i can go VNC to the box, find the old, renamed hosts file and open the new one and see change. i know win2k relies much more on DNS's than previous ver. of windows since it works occasionally, i know it's resolving based on hosts at least once. in aix i can force to use hosts first, all the time. one unusual aspect: if i manually make the change to the hosts file and write to disk locally, it, predictably, works %100 of the time. could be an attrib issue. hmmm. any thoughts?
-x
