2 Oct
2002
2 Oct
'02
3:12 p.m.
On 02/10/02 11:02 +0530, Nikhil Joshi wrote:
is there some file or something where all the (canonical?) domain-names and their corresponding ip-addresses are present ? then we can just insert that file in the /etc/hosts and there will b no need of DNS !!! Also the speed of surfing will enhance right ?
DNS was created because /etc/hosts got too big, as well as the fact that maintainance became a hassle when the number of hosts increased. /etc/hosts is a flat file and having too many entries there will slow you down. You could just run a nameserver for yourself.
Devdas Bhagat