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Article #400gethostby* library bug in 4.3BSD
From: Steve Feldman
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1986 01:37
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1986 01:37
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Subject: gethostby* routines fail if no nameserver and using virtual circuits
Index: lib/libc/net/res_send.c 4.3BSD
Description:
The gethostbyname() and gethostbyaddr() routines fail if
there is no nameserver running and sethostent(1) is called
to try to use a virtual circuit to the nameserver.
This is because res_send() is incorrectly modifying the errno
code after a virtual circuit connect fails.
Repeat-By:
Run "netstat -i" on a machine using /etc/hosts without the
nameserver running.
Fix:
Apply the following patch to res_send.c.
Then recompile netstat and systat in /usr/src/ucb,
and anything else which does a sethostent(1).
*** /usr/src/lib/libc/net/res_send.c Wed May 7 15:28:05 1986
--- res_send.c Mon Nov 10 15:46:25 1986
***************
*** 260,271 ****
}
}
}
! (void) close(s);
s = -1;
! if (v_circuit == 0 && gotsomewhere == 0)
! errno = ECONNREFUSED;
! else
! errno = ETIMEDOUT;
return (-1);
}
--- 260,274 ----
}
}
}
! if (s >= 0)
! (void) close(s);
s = -1;
! if (v_circuit == 0) {
! if (gotsomewhere == 0)
! errno = ECONNREFUSED;
! else
! errno = ETIMEDOUT;
! }
return (-1);
}
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!lll-crg!lll-lcc!pyramid!oliveb!tymix!feldman From: feldman@tymix.UUCP (Steve Feldman) Newsgroups: comp.bugs.4bsd Subject: gethostby* library bug in 4.3BSD Message-ID: <858@tymix.UUCP> Date: Mon, 10-Nov-86 20:37:36 EST Article-I.D.: tymix.858 Posted: Mon Nov 10 20:37:36 1986 Date-Received: Tue, 11-Nov-86 06:29:21 EST Reply-To: feldman@tymix.UUCP (Steve Feldman) Distribution: world Organization: Tymnet Inc., Cupertino CA Lines: 49