try /etc/host.conf, should look like: order hosts,bind multi on Johnny Fulcrum wrote: > on my system it seems that DNS is getting hit before /etc/hosts for > lookups. Where does one go about setting the lookup order in linux > (mandrake 9.1) > > I tried /etc/nsswitch.conf but it look good to me as is: > > hosts: files nisplus nis dns -- scot _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list