Re: nsswitch solution:explanation required
>
> I did this by trial-and error, not with any insight. I believe the
> change involving the "hosts" or "networks" lines finally did the
> trick.
>
I would hazard a guess that it is because your cable provider is using a
non-standard netmask/broadcast for whatever private network you are on.
Either that or you aren't specifying it in your network config, so it is
using the defaults.
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