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From: adf@cafu.fl.net.au (Andrew Foster)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: "route add"  long pause
Date: 13 May 1996 10:38:24 GMT
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Hi,

: During boot the command "route add ${hostname} localhost" pauses
: the system for a long time, then apparently times out and boot
: continues. Why? DNS is setup and works (the name server is on a
: different computer).

Put all IPs that are referenced in your /etc/hosts file.

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