[mdlug] Discuss DNS route

[Gib]

I spent the day cleaning up the old server. I just added the /etc/hosts
entry for now. I don't know if I will ever have time to really address the
core issue.

On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 5:00 PM Gib <gibmaxn at gmail.com> wrote:

> Yup. I should talk to them.
>
> Setting a hosts entry would seem to be dangerous. If the DNS server ever
> changes IP address then the lookup may not work.
>
> On Sun, Aug 27, 2023 at 2:19 PM Carl T. Miller <carl at carltm.com> wrote:
>
>> For a quick fix, just add the IP address and hostname(s)
>> to the server's /etc/hosts file.
>>
>> I'd definitely ask the network team about this.  Something
>> seems odd when a server can't resolve a hostname using
>> DNS.  Maybe they do it that way for a reason.
>>
>> c
>>
>>
>> On 8/27/23 03:12 PM, Gib wrote:
>> > I have been trying to figure out a good way to correct a problem where a
>> > server doesn't resolve a domain name because the DNS server can't be
>> > reached.
>> >
>> > I'm considering the following:
>> >
>> > Add DNS server to hosts file
>> >
>> > Create a route with the route command
>> >
>> > Crate a host file entry for the actual domain I'm trying to resolve
>> >
>> > Telling the network team to look at this
>> >
>> > Thoughts?
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