Re: [PLUG] DNS question

[sean finney <seanius@seanius.net>]

hi george,

On Mon, Mar 20, 2006 at 03:47:54PM -0500, George Gallen wrote:
> If I type (from linux): ftp IP-ADDRESS-OF-SERVER  it comes right up
> If I type                   ftp lpgeorge, it pauses for about 2-3 seconds, then comes up
> 
> lpgeorge is defined in /etc/hosts as IP-ADDRESS-OF-SERVER
> and /etc/host.conf is order hosts,bind

what $linux are you using?  note that host.conf is (mostly) deprecated,
and you probably want to be looking at /etc/nsswitch.conf instead.
specifcally, i'd be interested in what comes before "files".

also, what domain names are involved in this network.  is there by
chance a .local domain[1]?  as other folks have said, a tcpdump would
provide more information.  also, the contents of /etc/resolv.conf
might be relevant (as well as trying the query against both
hosts in said file).


	sean


[1] this would imply some kind of mdns issues.

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