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Subject: Re: Bash tries to connect to the internet -- Never mind
Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2004 13:25:11 -0500
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Don't bother replying, I just realized I don't need Cygwin, I'm afraid.

Thanks

Joel
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joel" <Trag16 AT hotmail DOT com>
To: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:23 PM
Subject: Re: Bash tries to connect to the internet


>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Igor Pechtchanski" <pechtcha AT cs DOT nyu DOT edu>
> To: "Joel" <Trag16 AT hotmail DOT com>
> Cc: <cygwin AT cygwin DOT com>
> Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2004 1:02 PM
> Subject: Re: Bash tries to connect to the internet
>
>
>  Cygwin is trying to access DNS because it invokes a Windows function that
> does that.  It is possible to prevent Windows from accessing DNS when
> trying to find out the hostname of the machine, but it's beyond the scope
> of this list, and you'll have to ask on a Windows forum for further help
> with this.  I'd suspect it has something to do with the 'HOSTS' file, and,
> FYI, Cygwin provides /etc/hosts as a symlink to that file, to make it
> easier.
> Igor
> ------------------------------------------------
>
> Is there a way to stop it from invoking the windows command? Also, my
> machine doesn't have a hostname. Is Cygwin trying to run like a server?
>
> Thanks
>
> Joel
>
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