Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2006 12:12:35 -0500 From: David Kelly <dkelly@hiwaay.net> To: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: /etc/hosts isn't being read Message-ID: <20060413171235.GA21409@Grumpy.DynDNS.org> In-Reply-To: <17470.33211.510772.502072@jerusalem.litteratus.org> References: <200604131055.19504.josh@tcbug.org> <20060413181037.E95399@chylonia.3miasto.net> <200604131124.17513.josh@tcbug.org> <17470.33211.510772.502072@jerusalem.litteratus.org>
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On Thu, Apr 13, 2006 at 12:52:11PM -0400, Robert Huff wrote: > > You may have solved one name resolution problem; have you > solved them all? > The "N second delay" problem is usually caused by something > trying to do a reverse name look-up. You either need to disable > this, or make sure reverse look-ups work. % man nsswitch.conf Make sure /etc/nsswitch.conf lists "hosts: files dns" in that order to search the /etc/hosts file before DNS. -- David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad.
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