Ok, I removed the dns line from /etc/network/interfaces (don't konw where I got it from...) and added the backup nameservers to /etc/resolv.conf.
I hade som random issues when booting the computer, so the results aren't reliable, but now gaim worked directly. My nameserver is started by this line in /etc/inittab: SV:123456:respawn:/usr/bin/svscanboot and directyl after boot this time I checked the server: [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ sudo svstat /var/lib/svscan/* Password: /var/lib/svscan/dnscache: up (pid 9430) 5 seconds /var/lib/svscan/tinydns-private: up (pid 9427) 5 seconds /var/lib/svscan/tinydns-public: up (pid 9426) 5 seconds so it appears to be running. I'll try to reboot when commenting out the other dns-servers from resolv.conf again to see if it was random chance or if it was the dns-nameservers line that was the culprit. -- Network not up in time, gaim fails https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33473 -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
