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Need good description/tutorial of /etc/hosts
- Thread starter gr8gonzo
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/etc/hosts file is just a simple easy way to resolve host names to IP addresses
example
#/etc/hsts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.1 scab
192.168.10.30 foo foo.bar.com
I can then refer to any of the host names referenced in the /etc/host file.
i.e.
ping scab
telnet foo
ssh foo.bar.com
ping localhost
Its basically an internal host table, /etc/hosts file was created before DNS (bind) However because there are allot of hosts on the internet a more effcient method of host resoloution was needed. Thats were DNS (BIND) comes into the picture.
-Danny
example
#/etc/hsts
127.0.0.1 localhost
192.168.1.1 scab
192.168.10.30 foo foo.bar.com
I can then refer to any of the host names referenced in the /etc/host file.
i.e.
ping scab
telnet foo
ssh foo.bar.com
ping localhost
Its basically an internal host table, /etc/hosts file was created before DNS (bind) However because there are allot of hosts on the internet a more effcient method of host resoloution was needed. Thats were DNS (BIND) comes into the picture.
-Danny
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