Resolve single word names?

[Barry Margolin]

In article <e9eh8p$2443$1 at sf1.isc.org>,
 "Jim McAtee" <jmcatee at mediaodyssey.com> wrote:

> Can I run BIND on a on my home network to resolve names consisting of a 
> single word?  If so, how do I go about doing this?  I can't always use 
> HOSTS files or WINS, as some devices on the network have no way to use 
> either.

The usual way to accomplish this is to configure the clients to use your 
domain as their domain search list.  When they type unqualified names, 
the domain will be appended.

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Barry Margolin, barmar at alum.mit.edu
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