DNS within Windows Domain Issue

Bat · 18 Feb 2009 at 13:49

Hi all,

I wonder if anyone can advise me if an entry made locally in the hosts file in XP can have any effect on the rest of the network.

Specifically could pointing all Exhange nodes to 127.0.0.1 to force the use of RPC over HTTP cause DNS issues for anyone else?

I had assumed no way, but now doubt my certainty.

Thanks for any help.

Bat · 18 Feb 2009 at 14:01

I have had it confirmed that it cannot as I knew, but started doubting for a while!!

RSR · 19 Feb 2009 at 08:57

iirc The hosts file is local to that computer. Its just another process of how the computer looks up a IP address etc...

Bat · 19 Feb 2009 at 10:22

andyd said:
iirc The hosts file is local to that computer. Its just another process of how the computer looks up a IP address etc...

Hi,

Yes that's correct. I had a moment of paranoia after a serious DNS issue occurred coincidentally just after I made some hosts file changes.

RSR · 19 Feb 2009 at 10:29

Bat said:
Hi,

Yes that's correct. I had a moment of paranoia after a serious DNS issue occurred coincidentally just after I made some hosts file changes.

Its easily done chap. Ive been there and done that before.

GhostlyPea · 19 Feb 2009 at 10:36

Hosts is local to the PC. If it was network based it would be by WINS or DNS

- Pea0n

RSR · 19 Feb 2009 at 10:43

Pea0n said:
Hosts is local to the PC. If it was network based it would be by WINS or DNS

- Pea0n

Bit OT, does any one use WINS any more? lol...

Andy

Sp00n · 19 Feb 2009 at 11:01

Hosts file is the first port of call when a computer is doing a lookup, oh and WINS LOL.