From owner-freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Oct 15 13:00:48 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-sparc64@hub.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8AC1E16A4CE for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 +0000 (GMT) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (freefall.freebsd.org [216.136.204.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7865243D2D for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gnats@FreeBSD.org) Received: from freefall.freebsd.org (gnats@localhost [127.0.0.1]) i9FD0mHm001160 for ; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 GMT (envelope-from gnats@freefall.freebsd.org) Received: (from gnats@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.12.11/8.12.11/Submit) id i9FD0m62001159; Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 GMT (envelope-from gnats) Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 GMT Message-Id: <200410151300.i9FD0m62001159@freefall.freebsd.org> To: freebsd-sparc64@FreeBSD.org From: Ken Smith Subject: Re: sparc64/72731: sparc64, 5.3-BETA7, "host" command doesn't work X-BeenThere: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: Ken Smith List-Id: Porting FreeBSD to the Sparc List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 13:00:48 -0000 The following reply was made to PR sparc64/72731; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Ken Smith To: Blechinger Robert Cc: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sparc64/72731: sparc64, 5.3-BETA7, "host" command doesn't work Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 08:50:17 -0400 On Fri, Oct 15, 2004 at 12:02:31PM +0000, Blechinger Robert wrote: > >Description: > the command "host" doesn't work. ALL lookups ends in failure. > even if you specify an external nameserver. > nameresoltion of other system commands are working fine ( netstat, who, nslookup, arp ) > > on 5.2.1 there was no problem. this problem occoured after upgrading to 5.3beta AND updating time_t to 64bits. i followed excatly what is written in /usr/src/UPDATING.64BTT > > i upgraded severaltimes to newest beta number, and also cleaned the whole source tree an rebuild multiple times "world, kernel" > > Here a short part of CLI: > rblechinger@nuntius:~>host www.google.de. > Host not found, try again. > rblechinger@nuntius:~>host www.google.de. 83.120.1.2 > Using domain server 83.120.1.2: It's working fine for me on machines that have been upgraded in a manner like you describe. Are you sure you're using the system's version of the host command? Can you check by doing 'which host' to make sure it's not a version that got installed as part of a port please? It should say "/usr/bin/host". -- Ken Smith - From there to here, from here to | kensmith@cse.buffalo.edu there, funny things are everywhere. | - Theodore Geisel |