JR Mayberry on Wed, 12 Apr 2000 14:05:05 -0400 (EDT) |
Try editing /etc/nsswitch.conf the line hosts: if its there or if its not add it should look like hosts: files dns that will make it look at a dns server supplied in /etc/resolv.conf it knows its own ip and hostname probably, just not monet.op.net's.. On Wed, 12 Apr 2000, Darxus wrote: > > Okay, so we got our sparc 20. No rush to make it submit to my will, > because projects changed, but I'm a bit lost. > > Got it talking to the network (didn't like a 10/100 hub, but liked an old > 10baseT hub). Switched it's IP temporarily w/ ipconfig, and put a entry > in /etc/resolv.conf. > > Is there some documentation somewhere in like, howto format, for people > who are familiar w/ linux but haven't touched a sun ? > > > How am I supposed to tell the thing it's name & IP ? > > # telnet monet.op.net > monet.op.net: Unknown host > # nslookup monet.op.net > Server: ns.iqgroup.com > Address: 207.106.241.2 > > Non-authoritative answer: > Name: monet.op.net > Address: 207.29.195.3 > > > Ugh. > > __________________________________________________________________ > PGP fingerprint = 03 5B 9B A0 16 33 91 2F A5 77 BC EE 43 71 98 D4 > darxus@op.net / http://www.op.net/~darxus > There is no fine line between genius and insanity. > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net > Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce > General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug > ______________________________________________________________________ Philadelphia Linux Users Group - http://plug.nothinbut.net Announcements - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug-announce General Discussion - http://lists.nothinbut.net/mail/listinfo/plug
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