Hello, > My /etc/hosts file reads like this : > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain
yes because localhost and localhost.localdomain is completly different if you have put sth in localdomain name. put in /etc/hosts: 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain and btw: what do you have in /etc/host.conf ? try: order hosts,bind -- Cheers, Marcin. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]