Hi- on my system it seems that DNS is getting hit before /etc/hosts for lookups. Where does one go about setting the lookup order in linux (mandrake 9.1) I tried /etc/nsswitch.conf but it look good to me as is: hosts: files nisplus nis dns _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list