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From: bjork@telebit.com (Steven Bjork)
Subject: Hangs because of DNS, was Re: [386bsd] Getting 3c503 to work. How?
Message-ID: <1992Nov18.145719.2622@telebit.com>
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In article <1edc2nINN3n0@bach.mentor.dk> tm@mentor.dk (Tonny Madsen) writes:

>3) netstat -i hangs!

Use the dash enn (-n) option to avoid the netnum to name mapping.
If your DNS is messed up, this will appear to hang your system.

Sounds like you have more problems than just this, however.

--Steven