[DGD]gethostbyname: no file or directory

[Ryan]

Ack. I'm sort of confused by your instructions, and i have been having to
reinstall linux a few times due to just getting my dhcp to work.. and i'm
afraid if I dont follow your instructions to a T i might screw something
up.. so.. here's what my hosts file looks like, could you show me how your
instructions say to make it look?


127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost
""  SKIPPY.kc.rr.com SKIPPY

Thanks alot, in advance.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil McBride" <sarak at castinian.org>; "Neil McBride"
<sarak at castinian.org>
To: <dgd at list.imaginary.com>; <dgd at list.imaginary.com>
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2001 1:57 AM
Subject: Re: [DGD]gethostbyname: no file or directory


>
> > This is where i guess i'm lost. I tried doing a man 3 gethostbyname,
> > which  led me to the /etc/hosts file. The 127. whatever ip is there for
> > the local  host, and my hostname SKIPPY.rr.com is there, but no ip is
> > next to it inside  the ""
>
> RedHat never did do a good job of network config. I assume it's carried on
in
> Mandrake.  Anyway,  take out the line with your hostname next to it
(assuming
> you don't have an internal network besides from your cable modem) and add
it
> onto the end of the localhost (127.0.0.1) line.
>
> The problem is that it's trying to use your hostname as a reference to
determine
> IP address.  Of course, if there's no IP address beside your hosts name,
it has
> problems.
>
> DGD should start up okay then.
>
> Neil.
>
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