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by hacaz

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What is the right sequence from 1 to 7 where the pc is lookin first for the name resolution

Hosts file, lmhosts file, DNS, WINS, NetBiosname broadcast, DNS client resolver cach, MetBios name cache (use NodeType 8)

Can someone tell me what the right sequence is?

In advance thanks,

Peter

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by deadly ernest

set up and operates. Some networks DNS doesn't happen until you are at the gateway, in other's it happens very early - all depends on the network layout.

by jaqui

It's the second step.
hosts file then DNS.
but then, My hosts file has my lan in detail, so if it isn't in there, DNS is the only way to get the name resolved to an ip address.

by deadly ernest

all else is external DNS from the gateway. But I've worked with systems with a lot of Internal DNS first and then to the gateway and external, and some like yours with the hostfiles first.

by Member 25348569

The PC first checks to see if the name queried is its own.

The next step is to check the local Hosts file.

Next the DNS server at the top of the list in the TCPIP properties is queried.

If the name isn't resolved then the NetBIOS name resolution sequence is used as a backup. This depends on the the NetBIOS node type of the PC.

Assuming h-Node (type 8), this goes:

NetBIOS name cache
WINS server
B-node broadcast
LMHOSTS file
HOSTS file
DNS server

:)

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