From: ts <decoux@...>
Date: 2001-09-30T20:28:01+09:00
Subject: [ruby-talk:21839] Re: gethostbyname strangeness

>>>>> "R" == Rob Partington <rjp@browser.org> writes:

rjp> host www.rotten.com
R>     www.rotten.com has address 216.218.248.130
[...]

rjp> host 216.218.248.130
R>     Host not found.

 What is the content of the file /etc/nsswitch.conf ?

pigeon% grep host /etc/nsswitch.conf
hosts:          files dns
pigeon% 

pigeon% host sequenceurserveur.moulon.inra.fr
sequenceurserveur.moulon.inra.fr does not exist (Authoritative answer)
pigeon% 

pigeon% host 138.102.114.58
Name: sequenceurserveur
Address: 138.102.114.58
Aliases: sequenceurserveur.moulon.inra.fr
pigeon% 

pigeon% grep 138.102.114.58 /etc/hosts 
138.102.114.58  sequenceurserveur sequenceurserveur.moulon.inra.fr
pigeon% 


Guy Decoux