Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 08:55:06 -0800 (PST) From: Tom Bartol <bartol@salk.edu> To: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> Cc: dmaddox@scsn.net, emulation@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: DNS Troubles w/Linux Apps Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971205085154.291A-100000@dale.salk.edu> In-Reply-To: <19971204181508.14476@lemis.com>
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We've been seeing similar behaviour with Matlab. We came up with a workaround by creating a /compat/linux/etc/hosts file and creating entries in that file (in the standard /etc/hosts format, of course) for all the machines we need Matlab to reach. Tom On Thu, 4 Dec 1997, Greg Lehey wrote: > On Wed, Dec 03, 1997 at 05:55:44PM -0500, Donald J. Maddox wrote: > > When running the Linux RealPlayer 5.0b2, I am seeing some > > strange problems with DNS. If I try to access a RealMedia > > URL containing a hostname that needs to be resolved, it will > > invariably fail in an odd way: With tcpdump, I can see a > > query to the nameserver, then an answer from the nameserver, > > but the RealPlayer continues to query as if it didn't get > > an answer until it finally times out, like so: > > > > <Attempt to open pnm://video.real.com/welcome.rm> > > > > 17:45:33.199031 208.133.153.54.1335 > 206.25.246.5.domain: 19488+ A? video.real.com. (32) > > 17:45:33.500296 206.25.246.5.domain > 208.133.153.54.1335: 19488 1/0/0 (48) > > 17:45:38.230538 208.133.153.54.1336 > 206.25.246.3.domain: 19488+ A? video.real.com. (32) > > 17:45:43.240285 208.133.153.54.1337 > 206.25.246.5.domain: 19488+ A? video.real.com. (32) > > 17:45:43.420237 206.25.246.5.domain > 208.133.153.54.1337: 19488 1/0/0 (48) > > 17:45:48.260307 208.133.153.54.1338 > 206.25.246.3.domain: 19488+ A? video.real.com. (32) > > 17:45:48.490228 206.25.246.3.domain > 208.133.153.54.1338: 19488 1/0/0 (48) > > 17:45:53.280388 208.133.153.54.1339 > 206.25.246.5.domain: 19488+ A? video.real.com. (32) > > 17:45:53.460396 206.25.246.5.domain > 208.133.153.54.1339: 19488 1/0/0 (48) > > > > If I substitute the actual IP address in the above URL, it will > > work just fine. > > > > What am I missing here? Is ther something I need to set up in > > addition to the files below? > > No, I think this is a bug in the Linux emulation. We've seen it with > StarOffice as well, but only on some systems (including mine). So > far, nobody who has expeienced the problem has found it disturbing > enough to fix. > > Greg > >
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