Q - editing hosts file

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Flindor

Quick question.

If you want to set up a HOSTS file to point to a DC, what should it look like?
If the DCs IP is 192.168.0.1...

should the hosts entry be?:

192.168.0.1 server
or
192.168.0.1 server.domain.local

Thanks,
Rob
 
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Flindor said:
Quick question.

If you want to set up a HOSTS file to point to a DC, what should it
look like? If the DCs IP is 192.168.0.1...

should the hosts entry be?:

192.168.0.1 server
or
192.168.0.1 server.domain.local

Thanks,
Rob
Click to expand...

Rather use the FQDN:
192.168.0.1 server.domain.local
Click to expand...

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Ace

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Ace Fekay, MCSE 2000, MCSE+I, MCSA, MCT, MVP
Microsoft Windows MVP - Active Directory
 
Hi,

One other thing, if you are working with Windows 2000/2003 DC's then SRV
records are also used. Hosts files (AFAIK) don't support SRV records.

Dale Weiss MCSA MCSE CISSP
PSS Security

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