From owner-freebsd-questions Mon Mar 1 14: 4:27 1999 Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from awfulhak.org (awfulhak.force9.co.uk [195.166.136.63]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6E52F15403 for ; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 14:03:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (keep.lan.Awfulhak.org [172.16.0.8]) by awfulhak.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id WAA21591; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:03:15 GMT (envelope-from brian@Awfulhak.org) Received: from keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by keep.lan.Awfulhak.org (8.9.3/8.9.3) with ESMTP id WAA02298; Mon, 1 Mar 1999 22:02:52 GMT (envelope-from brian@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org) Message-Id: <199903012202.WAA02298@keep.lan.Awfulhak.org> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Mahesh Bhaskarpandit Cc: Brian Somers , freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ppp hangs with entries in resolv.conf In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 01 Mar 1999 13:50:33 PST." <36DB0BA9.EDDCCB31@dmcwave.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 01 Mar 1999 22:02:52 +0000 From: Brian Somers Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG I was referring to the bit about not being able to resolve your own host name. You need `hosts' first in /etc/host.conf and your own host name in /etc/hosts. > The FAQ talks about having a line for localhost in /etc/resolv.conf. > I already have one. It hangs with the other entries i.e. > nameserver(s) for PacBell or earthlink etc. If I comment > these entries (still retaining the first line for localhost), > it works fine. > > - Mahesh > > Brian Somers wrote: > > > > The ppp utility hangs when there is an entry in /etc/resolv.conf > > > (for the nameserver(s)). > > > It also hangs when the named daemon is running, as is the case > > > when the machine comes up. Every time I boot the machine (PC), > > > I have to kill named, comment the entries in /etc/resolv.conf, > > > connect through ppp and then uncomment the entries in > > > resolv.conf. > > > > > > Has anyone seen this problem before? Is it a known problem? > > > > http://www.FreeBSD.org/FAQ/userppp.html > > > > > -- > > > Regards, > > > Mahesh > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > Mahesh Bhaskarpandit, | Phone: (W) 408-944-3521 > > > Digital Microwave Corporation, | Fax: > > > 170,Rose Orchard Way, | E-mail: Mahesh_Bhaskarpandit@dmcwave.com > > > San Jose, CA 95134 | maheshb30@hotmail.com > > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > > > > -- > > Brian > > > > Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! > > > > -- > Regards, > Mahesh > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Mahesh Bhaskarpandit, | Phone: (W) 408-944-3521 > Digital Microwave Corporation, | Fax: > 170,Rose Orchard Way, | E-mail: Mahesh_Bhaskarpandit@dmcwave.com > San Jose, CA 95134 | maheshb30@hotmail.com > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-+-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- -- Brian Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour ! To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message