Re: A problem with "hosts" file: hostnames with dots are not being resolved

In news:1169786585.533573.83980@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,
Yarik <yarik@xxxxxxxxxx> stated, which I commented on below:
Hi,

When I include the following two entries into my "hosts" file

192.168.1.22 zzyzx
192.168.1.22 zzyzx.com

the first hostname (the one without dots) is being resolved just fine,
but the second hostname (the one that does have a dot) isn't. What
could be a cause of such strange behavior and how this problem could
be fixed?

When this computer was set up for the first time, this problem did not
occur. I believe it started to occur at some point, but unfortunately,
I do not remember exactly when. I just remember that several months
ago one of the hostnames defined in the "hosts" file suddenly became
unresolvable, but at that point it was not important enough to
investigate; now I desperately need to include some hostnames with
dots...

Please, help! I cannot believe I am the first one stepping on this
problem. :-)

Thank you,
Yarik.

P.S. The computer runs Windows 2000 Server SP4.

How many entries are in the hosts file?

Did you eliminate the possibitlity of a virus (the Qhosts virus), or spyware
that may have hijacked the file?

When you do an ipconfig /flushdns, then an ipconfig displaydns, does the
entries you put in show up with the dots? Right after that, try to ping both
entries, and post your results.

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