Hosts List (ARP?)
Hi there,
I got a debian box with a shorewall setup
Every client will have gateway pointing to debian and it works ok currently
on /etc/hosts file, i got this line:
192.168.1.1 debian
192.168.1.2 myxp
.....
but then, even from myxp box, when I try to ping with command:
C:\>ping debian
Ping request could not find host debian. Please check the name and try again.
Why is that?
Ive got dnsmasq installed and using shorewall with ppp0 connected to a bridged modem
here are some snip of conf files that might worth to mention:
/etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts: files dns
networks: files
protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files
netgroup: nis
/etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 203.12.160.35
nameserver 203.12.160.36
I dont see (cant find) any conf value inside /etc/dnsmasq.conf that being enabled
From what my understanding, nsswitch.conf with line nosts: files dns, means that it
will try to read /etc/hosts first before pass it to dns which is resolv.conf
How will I get myxp' box read hosts listed on /etc/hosts?
Apart from installing BIND, is there any package able to auto-add /etc/hosts if
there is a new box being pluged into the network?
Please correct my understanding if I am wrong about any words I mentioned here
Cheers
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