Patch-ID# 100465-01 Keywords: DNS res_send resolv.conf nameserver Synopsis: SunOs 4.1;4.1.1: DNS res_send() fails if first nameserver in resolv.conf returns ECONNREFUSED Date: 3/Jan/92 SunOS release: 4.1 4.1.1 Unbundled Product: Unbundled Release: Topic: DNS patch BugID'd fixed for this patch: 1076977 Architectures for which this patch is available: sun3, sun4 Patches which may conflict with this patch: none Obsoleted by: Problem Description: Bug 1078977 DNS lookup will fail if the first nameserver in /etc/resolv.conf is up but has no nameserver daemon running. The ECONNREFUSED will be carried on down to the other nameservers listed in resolv.conf even if they are up and their nameserver daemons are running. INSTALL: As root: First save the FCS distribution versions as a precaution: cp /usr/lib/libresolv.a /usr/lib/libresolv.a.orig Replace files with patched files: cp `arch`/res_send.o /usr/lib cd /usr/lib ar rav res_send.o libresolv.a ranlib libresolv.a