I've noticed the same behavior but I did not have the time to look at it. This only happens when you ping a host with an alias in the hosts file. When ping from dns server it works ok.
Harry cpu memhd wrote: > ...when I ping anything in /etc/hosts > > I've been using 3.1 for a while but just noticed this: > > ping localhost > > PING localhost (7f00:1:60ea:ffbf::): 56 data bytes > ping: can't create raw socket: Address family not supported by protocol > > (ping something-else-in-/etc/hosts ... same as above) > > This is the same behaviour as ping6. Why is this happening? > > Also, I cannot send mail either: > > echo "test"| mail -s "Test Mail" -d mydomain.net -h smtp.inmyhostsfile.net > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > nc: socket: Address family not supported by protocol > Error: Unknown response. > RSET > 0: > Aborting due to connection error > Killing child processes: 8309 8310 > > I have ping from a mandrake installation, which I renamed to ping4. No > problems pinging anything in the hosts file. > > I have a bread & butter bering-uclibc 3.1 floppy installation and > host-file ping/name resolution is messed up there too. > > > -cpu > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/265 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user > Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------ leaf-user mailing list: leaf-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/leaf-user Support Request -- http://leaf-project.org/
