Re: [tlug] localhost problem

[Godwin Stewart <gstewart@example.com>]

On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 21:50:29 -0600, David Eduardo Gomez Noguera
<davidgn@example.com> wrote to tlug <tlug@example.com>:

> Hello. I am having a weird problem, since some time ago, and i havent
> figured out what is wrong. Some programs doesnt find out localhost is
> 127.0.0.1, but somes does.

Make sure that:

1) There is an entry for localhost in your /etc/hosts file.

2) Check your /etc/host.conf to make sure the DNS lookup process uses hosts
before bind. eg: "order hosts,bind"


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