xhost & dns?

[Scott]

On Mon, 21 Oct 2002, Mike Starke wrote:

>  you might try looking at your /etc/host.conf file. It tells the system 
>  where it should look first.  I currently have mine set to look at my local 
>  /etc/hosts file and then look at DNS if it was not found in the hosts 
>  file.
>  
>  scott
>  
> Sorry, I forgot to mention this was an OpenBSd system. I 
> do not see that paticular file :-(
> 
> -Mike
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There should be a file in /etc that tells the system where to look first.  
On my Tru64 boxes at work the file is svc.conf.  The filename is not 
consistant across flavors but its functionality should be.  You will 
probably need to look thru all your *.conf files till you find the right 
one.

scot