[Dnsmasq-discuss] problem with wrong server
being returned sometimes
Simon Kelley
simon at thekelleys.org.uk
Sat Nov 24 10:03:47 GMT 2007
Brad Langhorst wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-11-23 at 20:44 +0000, Simon Kelley wrote:
> ...
> thanks for your response.
>
>
>> You might like to think about removing the "search" configuration. As
>> far as I can see it's an evolutionary throwback to the move from a flay
>> hosts file (for the whole internet) to DNS, and it's really not very
>> useful for a modern machine.
>
> Hmm - I rather like the ability to type
>
> "ssh strange"
>
> instead of
>
> "ssh strange.home.langhorst.com "
>
>
> Is there some way support that shorthand other than via a search line
> in /etc/resolv.conf? Or do I misunderstand what you mean by "search"?
In .ssh/config
Host strange
Hostname strange.home.langhorst.com
That's much more limited than the DNS search method, but it doesn't have
the unwanted side-effects.
Cheers,
Simon.
>
> brad
>
>
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