Question on FreeBSD name resolution

[Jett Tayer]

start with your /etc/hosts. it is first looked up then your bind

\jett


> I just installed 5.1 and have been playing around with it, but I am
> troubled by an issue with my network configuration.  I apologize if this
> is the wrong list, it seemed to be the most appropriate.  I want to at
> least get the machine working so then I can start working through
> learning the ins and outs.
>
> My FreeBSD box is running on a Dell laptop on my home network where I
> have three other Windows based machines.  All of my machines are
> configured to use another NT-Based firewall as both the default gateway
> and DNS server, which is connected out to the Internet via cable.
>
> I’m using the default network settings that were configured when I
>