Do entries in local 'hosts' files override both forward and reverse name lookups?
- by Murali Suriar
If I have the following entries in a hosts file:
192.168.100.1 bugs
192.168.100.2 daffy.example.com
192.168.100.3 elmer.example.com.
Will IP-name resolution attempts by local utilies (I assume using 'gethostbyaddr' or the Windows equivalent) honour these entries? Is this behaviour configurable? How does it vary between operating…