Re: tlug: Netscape Vs. /etc/hosts

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Thu, 25 Jun 1998, Jonathan Byrne - 3Web wrote:

> Does anybody know if Netscape ignores /etc/hosts on Linux?
> 
> We have private networks for out office machines, with some in Osaka and
> some in Tokyo.  Tokyo is the 192.168.2 network, and Osaka is 192.168.1.
> I put the IP address of one of the machines on the Osaka network into my
> /etc/hosts file with the FQDN of sparc1.threeweb.ad.jp, and the nickname
> of sparc1.  Pinging it and telnetting to it work fine, but Netscape is a
> no-go.  I have to put in its IP address to get Netscape to find it.

That's interesting. .... is netscape not calling gethostbyname() like it
should, maybe?  What version of netscape are you using?

> 
> The guy who has that machine says it works fine with Solaris Netscape.
> Is there just something else I have to do here to make it work on Linux,
> or is this a no-go?
> 
> TIA,
> 
> Jonathan Byrne
> Media and Content Section
> 3Web - Your Internet Solution! <URL:http://www.threeweb.ad.jp/index.en.html>
> 
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