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From: Shankar Unni <shankarunni AT netscape DOT net>
Subject: Re: Java hello world link error
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2003 10:38:02 -0800
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mauro zallocco wrote:

> I noticed that the resulting Test.exe attempts to access the internet.
> Is this expected ?
> Its trying to access 24.25.4.107 which my getHost tool tells me is
> rlghnc-dns-cac-02-dmfe1.nc.rr.com.

It's not unexpected or incorrect, but may be suboptimal.

This host is obviously your DNS host, and the GCJ runtime is apparently 
attempting to resolve your true host name from the DNS server using your 
IP address.

The Java runtime insists that InetAddress.getLocalHost() return your 
true IP address, not "127.0.0.1". Unfortunately, in a dialup setup with 
automatic connection, such a lookup will trigger your dialer.

The "real" Java runtime has put in some workarounds to prevent such a 
lookup unless it's really needed (i.e. you use a networking class of 
some sort, or some other class that needs the "real" hostname and IP 
address). Perhaps the Gnu java runtime doesn't have such tweaks in it..


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