On 26 Sep 1999, Eric Hanchrow wrote: > Can anyone tell me what's wrong with my system? At first I assumed it > was a bug in the resolver library, and opened a bug against libc6 in > Debian potato (http://www.debian.org/Bugs/db/45/45912.html); but the > Debian libc6 maintainer is sure that my system is merely > misconfigured. > > Here's the problem: > > When I type `ping blarg.net' at a shell, `ping' hangs. I expect it to display > > PING blarg.net (206.124.128.1): 56 data bytes > 64 bytes from 206.124.128.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=62 time=25.7 ms > ... > > Other name resolution also fails. For example, Netscape hangs when > trying to visit web pages on machines other than mine. > > On the other hand, if I type `ping 206.124.128.1', that works fine. > So I know that IP and the network card aren't entirely broken. > > I've never sat around and waited to see if `ping' eventually gets > unstuck; I've always given up and hit control-C after no more than > perhaps a minute. > This part I can sort of help you with. The hang is because ping is trying to resolve the host name. It will time out in about 90 seconds if I remember right. (I know, it seams a LOT longer then that.) Make sure your /etc/resolv.conf points to the correct name servers, and if you are not running a local name server, make sure you list any hosts on your local network in /etc/hosts. Also check that your /etc/hosts.conf file is correct. It should say something like:
order hosts, bind I hope this gets you pointed in the right direction... Mikkel
