On 06-09-2023 12:09, Didier Kryn wrote: >
> Hello Antonio.
>
> Thanks for your answer, but there is still something I don't
> understand: the laptops also get their network configuration from the
> same DHCP server of the ISP box; how is it then that they get an
> answer from the additional DNS service offered by my desktop?
>
> Actually I thought it was possible to have several DNS and to
> discover them when needed, beyond the initial configuration by DHCP,
> and this seems to be confirmed by the behaviour observed on the laptops.
>
> -- Didier
> AFAIR becomes a DNS request processed by first reading the hosts file
then the local dns if present and as last the dns provided by dhcp or
manual settings.