Make sure Hosts file is checked first?


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If that is the default behaviour great. But I was afraid that maybe the ISP trough DHCP configured my TCP-IP to go straigth to it's DNS servers.

This ISP's DNS servers are always going down so having my favorite sites on my hosts file really helps.

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My question comes from the fact that even tough I have some website's host names and IP addresses in the hosts file, when I open some of them, they stay for 30 seconds with this message: "Looking up host name".

That sure doesn't like it's being checked locally in the hosts file.

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I am not sure about that one, but what you can do about your crappy ISP's DNS servers.....is use someone elses DNS servers :). If you have a internet problem you would have to switch them back to call in, but I think that may be easier then added info in your hosts file.

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Fowen is correct it does check the hosts file first. I am not sure who your isp is but if there DNS is as bad as it sounds, seriously find a new ISP. I have been running an ISP for over 5 years and setting up a reliable DNS server is so easy to install and maintan its pathetic. A good Bind 9.2 (free) DNS server will run itself and die only when you pull its plug. Just giving advise from experience.

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