[NTLUG:Discuss] can I use *.domaon.com in /etc/hosts?

Bug Hunter bughuntr at one.ctelcom.net
Mon Dec 2 16:18:39 CST 2002


  you can also do this:

192.168.1.9 foo.1
192.168.1.9 foo.2
192.168.1.9 foo.3
192.168.1.9 foo.4


  and so forth.  that makes it easier to put 1000 domains out there, but 
it is slow.



On Mon, 2 Dec 2002, m m wrote:

> 
> Quoting m m <llliiilll at hotmail.com>:
> 
> >Hi All:
> >
> >I do think that we can use *.domaon.com in /etc/hosts, right?
> >what is the way too define/assign multiple host name in /etc/hosts except 
> >use DNS or NIS.
> >
> >thanks
> 
> If I understand the question, you can do this:
> 
> 192.168.1.9 nighthawk.dyndns.org nightscape.shadowland.net nightscape
> 
> and similar things.  This is what I've done for my web/mail/database server
> that sits behind the firewall.
> 
> yes. that is my question. what about if you have 1000 host/domain name?
> again, do not use DNS or other application, use /etc/hosts files only.
> 
> what I want to know is if we can use * in /etc/hosts file?
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> Ed
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