Re: How many firewalls is too many?
From: Duane Arnold (notme_at_notme.com)
Date: 07/01/04
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Date: Thu, 01 Jul 2004 11:47:57 GMT
Lars M. Hansen <badnews@hansenonline.net> wrote in
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> On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 21:29:42 GMT, Duane Arnold spoketh
>
>>> Brian:
>>>
>>> Once you know the address, add a line to the hosts file (resolving
>>> it to you) on each computer.
>>
>>I understand that if IE is using a proxy server with the HOST file in
>>play, then IE bypasses the HOST file. I just found this out recently.
>>
>>Duane :)
>>
>
> Since DNS lookups and IE are two separate things, I don't see why the
> use of a proxy for IE should have any effect on how the system does
> DNS lookups...
>
The point is that if IE is in that proxy setting, then the DNS look-up
which the HOST will supersede will be bypassed. This was pointed out by a
post in Help24Hours as IE was not honering the entry in the HOST file for
a domanin entry pointing 127.0.0.1. I searched Google and found articles
to support it.
Duane :)
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