Re: No localhost - I'm stumped

[Brian <ad44@cityscape.co.uk>]

On Sun 24 Aug 2014 at 13:43:25 -0400, John wrote:

> For some days now, localhost has not responded to anything.  I've tried
> everything, and am stumped.  Here are a few indications:
> 
> netstat -an |grep 631
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:631           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57813         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:631           127.0.0.1:57780         FIN_WAIT2
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57811         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57817         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57816         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57812         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        0      1 127.0.0.1:57815         127.0.0.1:631           SYN_SENT
> tcp        1      0 127.0.0.1:57780         127.0.0.1:631           CLOSE_WAIT
> udp        0      0 0.0.0.0:631             0.0.0.0:*

I'd be a bit bothered by there being no line like

   tcp6	   0	0 ::1:631	:::*	LISTEN

in this output.

> I've replaced /etc/hosts with a known-to-work version.

May we see this version, please.