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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: SOLVED: Re: [Q] resolv.conf problems
Date: 20 Feb 1996 00:24:45 GMT
Organization: Private BSD site, Dresden
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hgoldste@bbs.mpcs.com (Howard Goldstein) writes:

> The problem seems to stem from the nameserver entry in resolv.conf:
..
> When it's present, the resolver functions attempt to find the
> non-existent nameserver and the system is toasted from the point where
> the bootup console message says "add net defaut:gateway
> 204.215.226.90"
> 
> Forunately removing the resolv.conf nameserver entry and running named
> in a forwarded/slaved config fixes everything. 

The more appropriate fix is to use numeric IP addresses for ifconfig
and primary route additions.  It's becoming a chicken-and-egg problem
otherwise. ;)

(This is the fix that has been taken in fairly recent systems.)
-- 
cheers, J"org

joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de -- http://www.sax.de/~joerg/ -- NIC: JW11-RIPE
Never trust an operating system you don't have sources for. ;-)