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Date:      Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:12:42 +0200
From:      Martin <nakal@web.de>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
Cc:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: When named is not available
Message-ID:  <1089133961.788.13.camel@klotz.local>
In-Reply-To: <20040706084256.1fb5e775.wmoran@potentialtech.com>
References:  <1089094675.1206.23.camel@klotz.local> <20040706084256.1fb5e775.wmoran@potentialtech.com>

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First, I've found a solution. The nsswitch.conf file is helpful
for my scenario. You can set "hosts: files dns" and the timeouts
will never happen.

Am Tue, den 06.07.2004 schrieb Bill Moran um 14:42:

> It's a standard timeout.  The resolver isn't aware of the status of parts
> of the network stack below it ... it just waits for 30 seconds for a reply
> and then gives up if none comes.

It actually sends more queries than just one. That's why it takes that
long.

> Make sure that /etc/hosts has every possible name for your machine in it,
> in addition to "localhost".  Any time I've seen one of those WMs get hung
> up on DNS, it was becuase it was trying to verify its own host name.

I don't expect any traffic when using X-apps locally and while TCP is
switched off.

Martin




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