Re: how to set /etc/hosts to force loopback connect

[Pete Harlan <harlan@artselect.com>]

On Fri, Nov 08, 2002 at 04:05:51PM +0800, Patrick Hsieh wrote:
> Hello list,
> 
> I'd like to make my debian box to loopback connect when it tries to
> connect to a specific domain name, say "www.foo.com". So I
> configured /etc/hosts and put 127.0.0.1 www.foo.com in it.
> 
> When I try to ping www.foo.com, it exactly goes to 127.0.0.1. But
> when I use telnet www.foo.com 80, it will not connect to 127.0.0.1.

Telnet uses DNS before it looks in /etc/hosts.  It's a bug in the name
resolving routines having to do with ipv6.  Some people don't think
it's a bug.  I don't know why.  bugs.debian.org may have the anser
somewhere.

HTH,

--Pete