Hi, On Thu, 14 Feb 2013 23:35:12 +0100 Martin Pola <martin.p...@kottnet.net> wrote:
> I'm trying to get my FreeBSD system to resolve localhost into > 127.0.0.1, but unfortunately it doesn't work. It appears the resolver > is never reading from /etc/hosts, where I have this line: 127.0.0.1 > localhost > > Here's a sample output of what I get when I try to resolve the name: > $ nslookup localhost > ;; Got recursion not available from 91.90.24.250, trying next server > Server: 8.8.8.8 > Address: 8.8.8.8#53 you have a problem but I do not know which one. > > ** server can't find localhost: NXDOMAIN > > What am I missing? nslookup queries a name server. It does not check your /etc/hosts. Erich _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
