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- Name service access
- Introduction
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- 11.. TTaasskkss
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- IP network works with IP numbers. User understand names. There are
- three way to obtain an IP number from a machine name.
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- ╖ The file //eettcc//hhoossttss.
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- ╖ A _N_I_S server.
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- ╖ A _D_N_S server.
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- In this screen, you must tell in which order those resources must be
- probed (Which one have priority).
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- 22.. //eettcc//hhoossttss
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- The file //eettcc//hhoossttss contain generally the minimum needed for the
- machine to barely operate. It is generally very small. It may contain
- some alias for site you often access. It has generally priority over
- other resources.
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- 33.. NNIISS
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- _N_I_S is generally used on private network (under a single
- administration authority). Given its ability to share user account and
- other information (more than machine names) over the network, it is a
- natural on a private network. It has generally priority (if you use
- it) over DNS.
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- 44.. bbiinndd
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- bbiinndd gives you access to a _D_N_S. You must fill the form "Name server
- specification (DNS)" to make this effective.
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- Given the ability to resolve name efficiently on the largest network
- (The Internet), bbiinndd is used on network spanning several
- administrative authorities. It is generally given the lowest priority.
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