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From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: "route add" long pause
Date: 16 May 1996 16:50:11 +0100
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Andrew Foster (adf@cafu.fl.net.au) wrote:
: 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.
And make sure that /etc/host.conf is correct !
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: | Andrew Foster | BSDNet Australia Co-Ordinator |
: | adf@fl.net.au | adf@bsdnet.org - http://www.au.bsdnet.org/ |
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Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk>
Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....