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From: Michael Graff <explorer@kechara.flame.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.amiga
Subject: Re: NetBSD-Amiga /etc/netstart query
Date: 03 Aug 1996 15:09:28 -0400
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astaude@silas.cc.monash.edu.au (AS) writes:

> The original netstart file contains the lines 
> "ifconfig lo0 inet localhost"
> to configure the loopback device and
> "route add $hostname localhost"
> to modify the route tables.
> The problem is my machine seems to stall on these particular lines. When I
> change them to IP addresses (127.0.0.1), then everything is okay.
> I have set up the DNS, but named is started until later.
> "localhost" is also in /etc/hosts
> What gives???? Any ideas???

Try adding "lookup file bind" in /etc/resolv.conf?

--Michael