Re: Guru challenge: hosts/networking

2000-02-15 Thread Howard Mann
> On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Howard Mann wrote: > > > > With the file like this, bootup hangs for a _very_ long time at the > > > > Starting system log daemon : syslogdstage. > > and also at the Starting print spooler : lpd stage > > > > It then proceeds very slowly to the login prompt.

Re: Guru challenge: hosts/networking

2000-02-15 Thread Noah L. Meyerhans
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- On Mon, 14 Feb 2000, Howard Mann wrote: > With the file like this, bootup hangs for a _very_ long time at the > > Starting system log daemon : syslogdstage. > and also at the Starting print spooler : lpd stage > > It then proceeds very slowly t

Guru challenge: hosts/networking

2000-02-14 Thread Howard Mann
Hi, I have a weird problem with my DSL setup, using the DSL router in "ppp" mode. The router incorporates NAT, changing the router's IP address into a Class A private network address. The problem seems to be associated, at least in part, with my /etc/nsswitch.conf file : passwd: compat g