resolving ips? (fwd)

[Mark Murdock <fee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Yet another question for freebsd network experts:

When I try to telnet to an ip address, my system attempts to contact my
name servers in my /etc/resolv.conf file.  I was actually unable to telnet
to an ip due to this when my ipfw configuration was blocking udp on 53.

Why consult the resolver?  Why not just make your connection based on the
kernel routing tables?

Thanks,
Mark Murdock
fee@xxxxxxxxxxxx


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