Subj : Re: Weird internet problem in Debian To : comp.os.linux From : Paul Nolan Date : Sun Sep 05 2004 01:48 am Baruch wrote: > Do these programs (Opera, et al.) use different config. files for their > info? I cannot imagine what ping would be using, though... I'm thinking > defaults are somehow changed or corrupted, but if it's *ping* and Opera... > > Did you encounter this problem right from the start, or were things working > at first? Did you do a new install, or did you preserve your > configurations? IIRC, Opera worked at first (although I'm not sure), and I hadn't tried wget or ping until I noticed the problem > Sounds almost like a hosts problem, but why would that only affect certain > programs, and not others? Maybe have a look at your /etc/hosts file and > see whether it has strange things in it... hosts seems normal, here is a dump of it: ### etherconf DEBCONF AREA. DO NOT EDIT THIS AREA OR INSERT TEXT BEFORE IT. 127.0.0.1 localhost ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback fe00::0 ip6-localnet ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix ff02::1 ip6-allnodes ff02::2 ip6-allrouters ff02::3 ip6-allhosts 192.168.0.1 sephiroth.local sephiroth ### END OF DEBCONF AREA. PLACE YOUR EDITS BELOW; THEY WILL BE PRESERVED. 192.168.0.2 edea.local edea -- Paul Nolan Veni veni venias - ne me mori facias! .