> 
> On Tue, 13 May 1997, David A. Gatwood wrote:
> 
> > On Tue, 13 May 1997, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> > 
> > > 
> > > Try 10.0.0.2 and 10.0.0.3.
> > > 
> > > What does netstat -r say on either box? ifconfig?
> 
> <snip>
> 
> It suddenly hit me what was wrong... resolver delays.  For some reason,
> NetBSD ignores the /etc/hosts file if there's a /etc/resolv.conf file. 
> Moving resolv.conf to resolv.conf.old fixed the connection in both
> directions.  Now it's just a matter of getting an IP number for the NetBSD
> box and trying some things.  :-)

Check out the lookup option. Something like:

lookup file bind

should work.

The firewall toolkit won't help? With it, you don't need a second IP
address AFAIK

> BTW, is there a way to force NetBSD to look at the /etc/hosts file first,
> like Linux does?  (Replies to port-mac68k, only, please).

Since all the mklinux lists are closed, that's where all the replies have
been going from those of us on the outside. :-(

Take care,

Bill