I know. And usually /etc/nsswitch.conf is set to check hosts first. Barring that, a DNS server should also have an entry for localhost <--> 127.0.0.1. At least that's the way i learned it from "DNS and BIND" (O'Reilly).
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> -----Urspr�ngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: Don [mailto:[email protected]]
> Gesendet am: Montag, 1. Juli 2002 07:05
> An: [email protected]
> Betreff: Re: [FW-1] AW: [FW-1] Weird Activity
>
> > I want to know why any machine is trying to resolve
> "localhost" from a DNS
> > server. It should first check /etc/hosts, then DNS.
> Who says it should check /etc/hosts first?
>
> On solris you check /etc/nsswitch.conf to see whether to
> check /etc/hosts
> or DNS first. On FreeBSD you check /etc/hosts.conf.
>
> -Don
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