Date: Sat, 17 Aug 1996 02:25:10 +1000 (EST) From: michael butler <imb@asstdc.com.au> To: ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com (Thomas David Rivers) Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem in 2.1.5 install and loopback interface. Message-ID: <199608161625.CAA00640@walkabout.asstdc.com.au> In-Reply-To: <199608161444.KAA01427@lakes.water.net> from Thomas David Rivers at "Aug 16, 96 10:44:01 am"
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> After a 2.1.5 install, you'll find in sysconfig a line > to initialize the loopback interface: > ifconfig_lo0="inet localhost" > Well - if your using a nameserver, and the machine booting happens > to *be* the nameserver, this won't work. Since named isn't > up yet (how could it be before the interfaces are configured?), > you can't resolve the name "localhost" <sigh> .. man 5 hosts ..
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