Re: Applications not using hosts file for name resolution

[Pat Colbeck <pcolbeck@bashq.org>]

Oh how annoying.
Is there a way to disable IPv6 without recompiling the kernel ?

Thanks

Pat

On Tue, 2002-05-28 at 00:38, John wrote:
> 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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