netbsd-help: Re: Can't ping 127.0.0.1

Subject: Re: Can't ping 127.0.0.1
To: Daniel Eggert <danieleggert@mac.com>
From: Jeremy C. Reed <reed@reedmedia.net>
List: netbsd-help
Date: 08/14/2002 10:36:11

> pingvin# ping 127.0.0.1
> PING localhost (127.0.0.1): 56 data bytes
> ^C
Wait longer :)
Or try "ping -n" to test.
And if that works check:
 grep 127.0.0.1 /etc/hosts
 grep hosts /etc/nsswitch.conf
(My net/gethost package is useful for troubleshooting this type of DNS
issue.)
 Jeremy C. Reed
 http://bsd.reedmedia.net/