From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from lists.gentoo.org ([140.105.134.102] helo=robin.gentoo.org) by nuthatch.gentoo.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1EKdFT-00056H-B4 for garchives@archives.gentoo.org; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:49:31 +0000 Received: from robin.gentoo.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with SMTP id j8SEfSAT007163; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:41:28 GMT Received: from vms048pub.verizon.net (vms048pub.verizon.net [206.46.252.48]) by robin.gentoo.org (8.13.5/8.13.5) with ESMTP id j8SEbjg6008493 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 14:37:45 GMT Received: from mail.joat.com ([71.114.149.33]) by vms048.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2 HotFix 0.04 (built Dec 24 2004)) with ESMTPA id <0INJ000RM7MV0H60@vms048.mailsrvcs.net> for gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 09:44:56 -0500 (CDT) Received: from localhost (cornholio.joat.com [127.0.0.1]) by mail.joat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69E3A87B6 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:44:55 -0400 (EDT) Received: from mail.joat.com ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mail.joat.com [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 22160-09 for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:44:45 -0400 (EDT) Received: from cdnebinge (jnet.state.pa.us [206.224.31.162]) by mail.joat.com (Postfix) with ESMTP for ; Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:44:44 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2005 10:46:36 -0400 From: "Dave Nebinger" Subject: RE: [gentoo-user] keeping hosts file in sync In-reply-to: <31997.212.190.229.68.1127918034.squirrel@rivendell.arda.org> To: Message-id: <003101c5c43b$6ec07b70$4501010a@jnetlab.lcl> Precedence: bulk List-Post: List-Help: List-Unsubscribe: List-Subscribe: List-Id: Gentoo Linux mail X-BeenThere: gentoo-user@gentoo.org Reply-to: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Importance: Normal X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-priority: Normal X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at joat.com X-Archives-Salt: f2143431-50df-4b6c-bb68-84d00f00078b X-Archives-Hash: ef7a1698f999784c0a5249a88b0a0cb9 > Whats the best way to keep several /etc/host files in sync ? The easiest way is not to bother. Use a local dns server to provide host lookups. I believe on the gentoo wiki you'll find a setup for a caching dns proxy where the most lookups will be forwarded to a regular dns but you can still provide local host lookups and reverse lookups. Works great for me and I don't have to worry about whatever /etc/hosts contains. Also ensures that new windows clients added to the network don't need their files updated, either. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list