non-recoverable failure in name resolution

[JaybOt]

Hi all,

I just installed bsd (from ftp via 2nd iface ->dsl) 4.6.2-release in preparation for an upgrade, only, when it got to installing the linux compatability libraries i got an error from the installation program 'Got signal 11' - this happened when connecting to the same ftp that it had just used to install the OS! The system then reboots. This hapened on different servers, numourous times.

I have been able to access the system o.k. an i can ping, do dns lookups, but when i try to make a connection to a site (ftp or other) i get an error :

#ftp ftp.uk.freebsd.org
>ftp.uk.frebsd.org : non-recoverable failure in name server resolution.

and this was happening before i configured named, the 1st interface, or the hosts file.

I have configured all of the above now, but still get that error. I have eve recompiled my kernel with option IPDIVERT incase it was a routing thing. My routes seem o.k. i can ping the outside world, my name server is resolving names in and outside of the newrork. I am at a loss.

I have also built an identical 'tesbed' hdd image on a smaller drive but did not install the linux compatability and everything works perfect!

I have compared the files in /etc and they are identical, s whats up? Is there an error in the linux compatability libs? Has anyone had this error before?

Does anyone have any ideas?

Regards,
JayBoy "Always know what you say, but don't always say what you know!"

 

[CatSEyeS]

I have this problem.

file /etc/hosts.conf contain

order hosts,bind
multi on

i am edit this file

order hosts, bind
^-space
multi on

and all work.
Sorry fo my English.