Comment 23 for bug 670289

@simon-macmullen:
When online pings happen normally.
When offline, ping says "unknown host $(hostname)"
Here's the full output:

*****ONLINE*****************************
alecu@bollo:~$ ping $(hostname)
PING bollo (192.168.1.10) 56(84) bytes of data.
64 bytes from bollo (192.168.1.10): icmp_req=1 ttl=64 time=0.054 ms
64 bytes from bollo (192.168.1.10): icmp_req=2 ttl=64 time=0.046 ms
64 bytes from bollo (192.168.1.10): icmp_req=3 ttl=64 time=0.045 ms
64 bytes from bollo (192.168.1.10): icmp_req=4 ttl=64 time=0.041 ms
64 bytes from bollo (192.168.1.10): icmp_req=5 ttl=64 time=0.041 ms
^C
--- bollo ping statistics ---
5 packets transmitted, 5 received, 0% packet loss, time 4007ms
rtt min/avg/max/mdev = 0.041/0.045/0.054/0.007 ms
*****OFFLINE*****************************
alecu@bollo:~$ ping $(hostname)
ping: unknown host bollo
alecu@bollo:~$

PS: Thanks for working on this bug.