Hi,
I have a weird problem with my DSL setup, using the DSL router in
"ppp" mode. The router incorporates NAT, changing the router's IP
address into a Class A private network address.
The problem seems to be associated, at least in part, with my
/etc/nsswitch.conf file :
passwd: compat
group: compat
shadow: compat
#hosts: files dns
hosts: dns files
#networks: files
networks: nis files
protocols: db files
services: db files
ethers: db files
rpc: db files
netgroup: nis
With the file like this, bootup hangs for a _very_ long time at the
Starting system log daemon : syslogd stage.
and also at the Starting print spooler : lpd stage
It then proceeds very slowly to the login prompt.
If I use the line : hosts : files dns instead, this does
not happen, but I cannot then get to my ISP's nameservers or do a
nslookup.
These are other pertinent files :
howardm:~$cat /etc/hosts
127.0.0.1 localhost
10.0.0.2 howardm.xmission.com howardm
howardm:~$cat /etc/networks
localnet 10.0.0.0
howardm:~$cat /etc/init.d/network
#! /bin/sh
ifconfig lo 127.0.0.1
route add -net 127.0.0.0
IPADDR=10.0.0.2
NETMASK=255.255.255.0
NETWORK=10.0.0.0
BROADCAST=10.0.0.255
GATEWAY=10.0.0.1
ifconfig eth0 ${IPADDR} netmask ${NETMASK} broadcast ${BROADCAST}
route add -net ${NETWORK}
[ "${GATEWAY}" ] && route add default gw ${GATEWAY} metric 1
howardm:~$uname -a
Linux howardm 2.2.12 #2 Thu Aug 26 11:46:26 PDT 1999 i686 unknown
I'd appreciate any thoughts about this weird situation.
Thanks,
Howard Mann.
