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Default lookup order
The comments within the /etc/hosts file are more than likely incorrect and have been since 10.2. They should largely be ignored, but I suppose it's all in how you installed your operating system. If yours is an upgrade installation, you may not have the same lookup order as those who have done cleans installs of Panther or Jaguar.
To check your current lookup order, simply execute this command:
By default under Panther, the lookup order is as follows:
So, flat files (FF) are searched before DNS, meaning that by default the /etc/hosts file should be consulted before name-to-IP-address resolution is ever attempted.
These articles do a good job showing the default lookup orders of 10.1, 10.2, and 10.3:
Default lookup order
My machine has run through the upgrade sequence from 10.1--10.3.3. |
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