Hi, Background: I use DSL with Slink. My ISP recently mandated a change in the configuration of the DSL router from "bridging" to "ppp" mode. After the change, I could not resolve names ( DNS ). nslookup would fail. The "route" command would take a _long_ time to print the final " default gateway" line.
I corrected this by editing the /etc/nsswitch file as follows ( * = change) : BEFORE AFTER passwd: compat compat group: compat compat shadow: compat compat hosts: files dns dns files * networks: files nis files * protocols: db files db files services: db files db files ethers: db files db files rpc: db files db files netgroup: db files nis * I did this by trial-and error, not with any insight. I believe the change involving the "hosts" or "networks" lines finally did the trick. Can anyone explain why this worked ? Thanks, Howard Mann. -- Howard Mann Online Troubleshooting Resources: HOWTO http://www.newbielinux.com http://www.xmission.com/~howardm/t1.html