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From: csmoko@earth.nswc.navy.mil (Chuck Smoko - E41)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.nfs
Subject: Re: How do I get PC-NFS to use DNS rather than YP?
Keywords: PC-NFS, DNS, !YP
Message-ID: <1991Jan16.014334.16634@relay.nswc.navy.mil>
Date: 16 Jan 91 01:43:34 GMT
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Reply-To: csmoko@relay.nswc.navy.mil (Chuck Smoko - E41)
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I have been using the YP with fallback to DNS for my net.  Sun's ypserv
can be made to use the DNS when ever a host can't be found in the YP
database.  All it takes is a little mod to the /var/yp/Makefile.  So,
what I do is keep a small host file and all is well.  I have heard
rumors that this is a bad combo on really loaded nets, but I have not
seen any problems with using this scheme as of today.  I have been
running like this for a year now.

					chuck smoko
					csmoko@relay.nswc.nay.mil