I also experinced problems with name resolution. problem was fixed by adjusting nsswitch.conf as described above.
splatter:/etc$ cat /etc/issue Ubuntu 9.10 \n \l splatter:/etc$ uname -a Linux splatter 2.6.31-22-generic #63-Ubuntu SMP Wed Aug 18 22:54:26 UTC 2010 i686 GNU/Linux -- mdns4_minimal switch off home-network https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/140663 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs