Wireshark-dev: [Wireshark-dev] Name resolution

From: "Douglas Pratley" <Douglas.pratley@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:37:10 -0000

Hi guys

 

As far as I can tell, name resolution (specifically DNS, other sorts looks similar) is either:

(a) OFF

(b) ON – uses values from hosts file AND tries live DNS

(c) ON + concurrent - uses values hosts file AND tries live DNS concurrently

 

So if you want to use a host file you have to have live DNS turned on (with the slowdown that implies).

 

Can anyone confirm this? Might it be more sensible to have a setting that allow the use of the hosts file without live DNS?

 

Cheers

 

Doug

 

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