NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/comp/os/linux/22497

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Newsgroups: comp.os.linux
From: [e-mail] (Laurence Culhane)
Path: sparky!uunet!pipex!demon!holmes.demon.co.uk!loz
Subject: HELPFUL TO SOME
Keywords: hosts, tcpip, hostbyname, resolve
Organization: Disorganised linuxer
Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 00:39:11 +0000
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Just in case this is useful to some (I've mailed some people already).
If you (like me) haven't used the net code from libc until now (4.2),
and are suffering from problems, this appears to be a tip.

I upgraded to the latest gcc 2.3.3 and lib 4.2 no problems.  But a number
of people using old SLS releases said their net access failed, essentially
saying the name couldn't be resolved/found...etc.  I have never seen SLS
but the following helped some people.

If you use networking code under the latest 4.2 you may need the file
/usr/etc/inet/host.conf.  I don't know where docs are, but from a *QUICK*
look at the source for gethostbyname etc etc   it will tell your net code
what to do when trying to resolve a name.  Mine looks like this

order    hosts, bind

This means it will look for IP hosts in /usr/etc/inet/hosts before it tries
anything else.

This may only be of interest to those with pre-alpha SLIP code.  But others
have mailed me.

Hope this helps someone

BE AWARE I LOOKED AT THE SOURCE.  TRIED THIS.  WORKED FOR ME.
It may not help YOUR problem.  If not...look at the SOURCE yourself

FOR GODS SAKE....if I see a followup to this message in c.o.l that isn't
a summary I'll kill you.  Reply's should be via mail unless of wide interest.



--
Laurence Culhane
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