From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 26 06:56:06 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D87616A4CE for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:56:06 -0800 (PST) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (user38.net339.fl.sprint-hsd.net [65.40.24.38]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CC8A843D48 for ; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 06:56:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: from bilver.wjv.com (localhost.wjv.com [127.0.0.1]) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id hBQEqoBe095006; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:52:50 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv@bilver.wjv.com) Received: (from bv@localhost) by bilver.wjv.com (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id hBQEqoq2095005; Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:52:50 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from bv) Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 09:52:50 -0500 From: Bill Vermillion To: Marc van Woerkom Message-ID: <20031226145250.GA94952@wjv.com> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: Organization: W.J.Vermillion / Orlando - Winter Park ReplyTo: bv@wjv.com User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.5.1i X-Spam-Status: No, hits=0.0 required=5.0 tests=none autolearn=no version=2.60 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on bilver.wjv.com cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Configuring DNS on a machine connected temporary to the internet X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: bv@wjv.com List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Dec 2003 14:56:06 -0000 On Fri, Dec 26, 2003 at 15:29 , Marc van Woerkom exclaimed "Las Cucarachas entran, Pero no puede en salir", and then rambled on saying with: > My machine is connected to the internet via an ISDN modem, using kernel > ppp and i4b. > If the link is up, it resolves symbolic names by asking some > nameserver. > If the link is down, it should just use /etc/hosts to > resolve "localhost" and the name of the second computer > attached to it by an ethernet link. > My problem is that if the ISDN link is down, even > a lookup of "localhost" doesn't work. > What do you recommend as configuration settings? > I seem to get stuck. Is the order in you /etc/host.conf file set to hosts bind Are the names in you /etc/hosts file correct. IP first then FQDN followed by short name. You didn't give details that they are this way. -- Bill Vermillion - bv @ wjv . com