Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-15 Thread Micha Feigin
On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 12:08:39AM +0100, Steven Satelle wrote: > On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:28:56 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > Same behavior (I am using wdm and no xdmcp and the no listen on tcp > > switch). It seems like /usr/X11R6/bin/X is whats causing the trouble, > > running tcpdump when X s

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-13 Thread Steven Satelle
On Tue, 13 Jul 2004 20:28:56 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > Same behavior (I am using wdm and no xdmcp and the no listen on tcp > switch). It seems like /usr/X11R6/bin/X is whats causing the trouble, > running tcpdump when X startx shows the name lookup BTW: > you know, I think we're barking up the

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-13 Thread Micha Feigin
On Tue, Jul 13, 2004 at 01:49:29AM +0100, Steven Satelle wrote: > On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:58:40 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > > > BTW I got the following reply after I tried reporting a bug on netbase > > on this: > > > > [...] this is how it's supposed to work. host(1) is an > > interface to

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-12 Thread s. keeling
Incoming from Steven Satelle: > On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:58:40 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > > > [...] this is how it's supposed to work. host(1) is an > > interface to the resolver library, which does not use /etc/hosts by design. > > > > The problem is that it seems that a few other things seem

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-12 Thread Steven Satelle
On Mon, 12 Jul 2004 17:58:40 +0300, Micha Feigin wrote: > > BTW I got the following reply after I tried reporting a bug on netbase > on this: > > [...] this is how it's supposed to work. host(1) is an > interface to the resolver library, which does not use /etc/hosts by design. > > The problem

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-12 Thread Micha Feigin
On Mon, Jul 12, 2004 at 12:06:41AM +0100, Steven Satelle wrote: > > Ping uses the hosts file but host seems to ignore it. So if the > > nameserver is not reachable then ping works but > > host returns > > 192.168.0.1 connect: Network is unreachable > > Nameserver not reachable > > litshi.luna.loc

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-11 Thread Steven Satelle
> Ping uses the hosts file but host seems to ignore it. So if the > nameserver is not reachable then ping works but > host returns > 192.168.0.1 connect: Network is unreachable > Nameserver not reachable > litshi.luna.local A record not found, try again > my /etc/hosts has the following lines: >

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout

2004-07-11 Thread Steven Satelle
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 22:53:09 +0200, Otto Wyss wrote: >> On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:18:19 +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: >> >> no, its caused by the machine trying to resolve its name over eth0 >> AFAIR. If the network is up. If you've configured the network, you've >> set a hostname, so it is trying to re

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout (hosts file ignored)

2004-07-11 Thread Micha Feigin
On Sun, Jul 11, 2004 at 08:33:15PM +0100, Steven Satelle wrote: > On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:18:19 +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > > > --- Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > >> I'm not sure yet on what package to report this bug, but was wondering > >> if anyone else experiences it too. > >

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout

2004-07-11 Thread Steven Satelle
On Sun, 11 Jul 2004 20:18:19 +0100, Thomas Adam wrote: > --- Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> I'm not sure yet on what package to report this bug, but was wondering >> if anyone else experiences it too. > > Have a look at the bugpage for 'xserver-xfree86'. If it isn't listed > ther

Re: starting X hangs on network timeout

2004-07-11 Thread Thomas Adam
--- Micha Feigin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm not sure yet on what package to report this bug, but was wondering > if anyone else experiences it too. Have a look at the bugpage for 'xserver-xfree86'. If it isn't listed there, then maybe consider filing one. -- Thomas Adam = "The Linux