Date: Fri, 16 Aug 1996 19:02:32 +0200 From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert) To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG (FreeBSD Hackers' list) Subject: Re: Problem in 2.1.5 install and loopback interface. Message-ID: <199608161702.TAA25462@keltia.freenix.fr> In-Reply-To: <199608161444.KAA01427@lakes.water.net>; from Thomas David Rivers on Aug 16, 1996 10:44:01 -0400 References: <199608161444.KAA01427@lakes.water.net>
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According to Thomas David Rivers: > 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" > > This should probably change to: > > ifconfig_lo0="inet 127.0.0.1" You should use "hosts, bind" in /etc/host.conf and populate /etc/hosts with some important values like localhost and your primary interfaces. That way, you don't need a DNS for booting. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- The daemon is FREE! -=- roberto@keltia.freenix.fr FreeBSD keltia.freenix.fr 2.2-CURRENT #17: Fri Aug 2 20:40:17 MET DST 1996
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