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@@ -2469,15 +2469,23 @@ Test:
 wget google.com
 ....
 
-BusyBox' `ping` does not work with hostnames even when networking is working fine:
+To enable networking by default, use the methods documented at <<init-busybox>>.
+
+==== ping
+
+`ping` does not work within QEMU by default, e.g.:
 
 ....
 ping google.com
 ....
 
-TODO why: https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/124283/busybox-ping-ip-works-but-hostname-nslookup-fails-with-bad-address
+hangs after printing the header:
 
-To enable networking by default, use the methods documented at <<init-busybox>>.
+....
+PING google.com (216.58.204.46): 56 data bytes
+....
+
+https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/473448/how-to-ping-from-the-qemu-guest-to-an-external-url
 
 == initrd