We use DNS for all name resolution.  It is too much hassle to manage hosts 
files.
With the newer NICS we use auto for both the switch and NIC.  All our 
ports are now
Gig E.  When we had 100M we set them to 100 full no auto.


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Pepco Holdings, Inc.
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ckstehman at pepco.com



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Re: [Veritas-bu] clients in hosts files and forcing NICs to FULL






Hello,
 
I have managed a few backup environments and always put the backup servers 
in the hosts file of the clients and the clients in the backup server?s 
hosts file.  I always like to control name resolution myself.  Do most 
backup administrator do that or am I a relic from the past? Also, do most 
backup admins use AUTO negotiate or set the switch port and the host to 
FULL DUPLEX? My practices are being questioned and I would like to check 
to see if what I am doing is in line with what most backup admins are 
doing.
 
 
Thanks in advance,
 
Dwayne Adams_______________________________________________
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