Re: Applications not using hosts file for name resolution

[John <johnpf@atnet.net.au>]

Pat Colbeck wrote:

> Hi
>
> I have noticed something starnge about my Woody system. I have to
> maintain a hosts file due to some firewall and external DNS weirdness
> for some of the hosts in the office. If I ping them then they resolve
> via the hosts file but applications like telnet and postfix seem to be
> using DNS (thus getting the wrong address). Any ideas why ?
>
> Here is my resolv.conf file from /etc
>
> order hosts bind
> domain esc.azlan.co.uk
> nameserver 10.44.69.102
> nameserver 10.44.65.120
This is a wierd but correct behaviour of IPv6 resolution. There are a 
huge number of bug reports about it.

Disable IPv6 to get the 'normal' behaviour.

John P Foster ( who is still NOT the guy who makes Foster's Lager)




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