Date: Tue, 20 Jun 1995 15:56:56 -0500 From: Jim Lowe <james@miller.cs.uwm.edu> To: hackers@freebsd.org, james@miller.cs.uwm.edu Subject: Re: arp problem with 2.0.5? Message-ID: <199506202056.PAA19238@miller.cs.uwm.edu>
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> I am having trouble pinging a machine on my local network. The messages
> file shows the following error:
>
> /kernel: arplookup 129.89.9.13 failed: host is not on local network
>
I figured this one out a few minutes after I sent it to hackers@freebsd.org.
The problem was I was bitten but the
route_loopback="${hostname} localhost"
line in sysconfig. It would sure be nice if IP numbers were used rather
than a DNS lookup when the system is booting.
-Jim
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