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Resolv.conf

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  nameserver 169.254.1.1
 
  nameserver 169.254.1.1
 
  nameserver 172.16.1.1  
 
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To search throught multiple domains use:
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  search freebsdwiki.net another.domain.here
  
 
[[Category:Important_Config_Files]][[Category:Configuring FreeBSD]]
 
[[Category:Important_Config_Files]][[Category:Configuring FreeBSD]]

Revision as of 03:44, 21 January 2006

Located at /etc/resolv.conf, this file defines your search domains and your DNS servers. You probably don't want more than 4 to 6 search domains and you cannot have more than three DNS servers listed. The format is:

domain freebsdwiki.net
nameserver 169.254.1.1
nameserver 172.16.1.1 

To search throught multiple domains use:

 search freebsdwiki.net another.domain.here
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