Hi Sebastien, Yep, it works. Here's my output:
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ cat /etc/hosts 127.0.0.1 localhost inspiron 127.0.1.1 inspiron # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping localhost PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.036 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.036 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.036 ms --- localhost ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 2997ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.036/0.036/0.038/0.006 ms [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ping inspiron PING localhost (127.0.0.1) 56(84) bytes of data. 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=0.038 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=0.037 ms 64 bytes from localhost (127.0.0.1): icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=0.039 ms --- localhost ping statistics --- 4 packets transmitted, 4 received, 0% packet loss, time 2997ms rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.037/0.038/0.039/0.000 ms --- Note that all I changed was the first line of /etc/hosts, by default it was: 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 inspiron ...etc. I didn't know what package to file against as I wasn't sure what generates /etc/hosts, and that it's apparently a gnome-centric problem. -- [feisty] Slow gnome application startup due to /etc/hosts misconfiguration https://launchpad.net/bugs/94048 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
