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  3. November 2004

RE: Slow Ping using Host Table

I have been watching this thread recently as it may help to resolve an issue
I have which may be caused by contention between routing out through dial-up
and LAN based Internet.

If I put an entry into the host table, and change the TCP/IP Domain info
(Host name search priority) to *LOCAL, I presume it will use the host table
entry and ignore the remote DNS (where I know there is a contradictory
address).

In which case if I advise Customers to do this (when they currently have
*REMOTE as the host search priority), what are the drawbacks for them? Can I
cause grief on their systems by doing this ?

Regards

Ian Patterson

ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Grange IT Limited
tel 01947 880458
www.grangesystems.com

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