On Wed, Jun 13, 2001 at 05:52:44PM +0100, Edouard Lafargue wrote:
> I just checked: the machine still tries to use the DNS even if
> nsswitch.conf says "files dns" and the host in in /etc/hosts. And anyway
> a reverse lookup on 192.168.6.1 cannot work as it's a private IP...
Do you have a "search" or "domain" line in /etc/resolv.conf?
How does your /etc/hosts look like?
> In my case, if I disconnect the ethernet from my laptop, and to a
> "telnet localhost", then I have to wait 30 seconds at least before
> getting a prompt, and a "strace telnet localhost" shows the telnet
> process trying to contact the DNS. Is this the case on your machine ?
No, this should not happen.
You could try to install a caching nameserver (standard bind configuration
on debian), send it the SIGWINCH signal (see man named) and watch
/var/log/daemon.log for the queries.
Nils
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