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Re: local domains always resolved through dialup interface



The network "inner-workings and hidden mechanisms <g>" in Debian isn't any different from any other distros at this level of function. This means that anything that worked in RH/SUSE for /etc/host.conf and /etc/hosts and /etc/resolv.conf should work in Debian.

Are you using a local DNS server for name lookup or the /etc/hosts file?? Maybe there is something wrong in /etc/hosts file causing local name lookup to fail? If you try to use the FQDN instead of the aliases, does it do the same?? Re-check this file and make sure all the lines have the "right stuff" in them, i.e.:

IP    FQDN   Alias(es) <--note the need for white space between fields.

Also, make sure the localhost entry is in this file. There were a few occasions a while back where this wan't being made during initial config. Dunno if this has been fixed or not, but I havn't heard of any probs recently.

Here is my /etc/hosts file FYI. You can safely ignore the IPV6 stuff. Yours may look a bit different, depending on IF you used etherconf or not..., and of course YOUR LAN names <g>.

### etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE IT.

127.0.0.1       localhost
::1             localhost       ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
fe00::0         ip6-localnet
ff00::0         ip6-mcastprefix
ff02::1         ip6-allnodes
ff02::2 ip6-allroutersThe network setup in Debian isn't any different from any other distros at this level.
ff02::3         ip6-allhosts

192.168.10.6    gandalf.loeffel.lan     gandalf

### END OF DEBCONF AREA.  PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED.
192.168.10.1    legolas.loeffel.lan     legolas
192.168.10.2    gimli.loeffel.lan       gimli
192.168.10.3    bilbo.loeffel.lan       bilbo
192.168.10.4    macbeth.loeffel.lan     macbeth
192.168.10.5    elrond.loeffel.lan      elrond
192.168.10.6    gandalf.loeffel.lan     gandalf
192.168.10.7    gollum.loeffel.lan      gollum



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