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Date:      Fri, 20 Nov 1998 12:38:12 +0100
From:      "Jesus Rodriguez" <jesusr@ncsa.es>
To:        "chrw" <shredder@hack.babel.dk>
Cc:        <isp@FreeBSD.ORG>
Subject:   RE: weird resolver problems (fwd)
Message-ID:  <01be147a$4117d880$8632b3c2@piolin.ncsa.es>

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>I have noticed some strange behaviour on severeal freebsd boxes. It
>happens when the box is configured to use a dns server in resolv.conf,
>and the route to this dns breaks. This leaves the box crippled with no
>inbound or outbound traffic possible. I would atleast think that
>services which is not configured to use a reverse lookup or dependent
>on dns in some other way, would work. but its not even possible to
>telnet off the host, using an ip address.
>
>perhaps i have overlooked something very simple. (?)


Invert the order of lines in /etc/host.conf. By default is bind-hosts. Put
hosts-bind.

Bye.
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Jesus Rodriguez (jesusr@ncsa.es)
Dpto. Tecnico
Nexus Comunicaciones, S.A.
Telf. 902-466664
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