Re: Name resolution

[Jim Reynolds <reynolds exotrope net>]

Kevin Colby wrote:
> 
> Jim Reynolds wrote:
> >
> > Hi Everone,
> >
> > I have a server with RH 5.2 installed on it and 2 windozs boxes hooked
> > to it.  I can ping any box from another by number but not by name. The
> > same is for telnet.
> >
> > This is my host file:
> >
> > 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
> > 192.168.1.254   server.reynolds.com     server
> > 192.168.1.1     up.reynolds.com         up
> > 192.168.1.2     down.reynolds.com       down
> >
> > What am I overlooking here?
> 
> Sorry, but I want to get some things straight first.
> 
> This is /etc/hosts on the Linux box, correct?

Yes.

> Is this file also on the Windows boxes?

No, is it suppose to be?

> You can't ping by name from any of these machines or only some?

I could not ping by name from any of the machines.  I was trying to use
DNS, so I removed the DNS info and now can ping by name from the linux
box (server) only.

> You aren't trying to use DNS, just hosts files, right?

See above.  When is it appropriate to use DNS?

Kevin, I appreciate your help!

Jim Reynolds