Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:44:52 -0700 (PDT) From: Mikko Tyolajarvi <mikko@dynas.se> To: jim@ohio.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: netscape only works with resolv.conf and not dns Message-ID: <200106111744.f5BHiqD59184@explorer.rsa.com> References: <3B243ECF.C65636ED@ohio.com>
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In local.freebsd.questions you write: >this just has me curious... >my fbsd box runs a standalone name server, setup >w/o a problem as describe in Complete FreeBSD book. >to see if it really worked i renamed my resolv.conf >to something else. i never bothered to change it back. >after upgrading the stock netscape loaded from >my initial install of fbsd (4.76) to the 4.77 linux >version from the ports, netscape refused to use >the dns server. every other app i tried (ping, konqueror, >gaim, etc) worked fine wit the dns server. >replacing the resolv.conf makes netscape happy but i >want to know why this is happening. >anyone else have this problem? FWIW, I have a similar setup, and linux-realplayer (8cs2) was unable to resolve host names until I put a "nameserver 127.0.0.1" line in /etc/resolv.conf. (FreeBSD programs default to localhost if no nameserver is specified). $.02, /Mikko -- Mikko Työläjärvi_______________________________________mikko@rsasecurity.com RSA Security To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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