ping 192.168.1.11 works. ping db: unknown host.
You'll learn to
explain /etc/hosts, resolv.conf, record types
Recap
- 1/etc/hosts is local, resolv.conf points to the DNS server
- 2nsswitch.conf: files first, then DNS
- 3Records: A, AAAA, CNAME
Check yourself
Which file says which DNS server a Linux machine asks?
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