Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 20:57:51 -0700 (PDT) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Roddie Hasan <roddie@ki.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: sup woes.. Message-ID: <Pine.BSI.3.94.960925205651.647U-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.95.960925051259.3712C-100000@quagmire.ki.net>
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
On Wed, 25 Sep 1996, Roddie Hasan wrote: > > > I'm trying to get the latest kernel sources to see if I can get my > > > ATAPI/IDE CDROM going and I'm coming up on an error when I try to use sup > > > to do it. Here's a typical session: > > > > > > mofo# sup -v supfile > > > SUP 9.26 (4.3 BSD) for file supfile at Sep 23 22:30:20 > > > SUP: Can't find my host entry > > > > > > Now, I know that supfile is valid since it's from a friend of mine that > > > uses it all the time. > > > > What happens if you do 'host <your IP address>'? Sounds like your > > computer thinks it's nameless. > > It looks ok, here's a transcript: > > /home/roddie$ host 207.92.170.109 > Name: lon-on1-45.netcom.ca > Address: 207.92.170.109 > Aliases: > > Any clues? 1) check /etc/hosts, make sure you have all the names for your computer noted. 2) try using ' dig -x <ip> any any' to get the full record and make sure everything in there looks sane. 3) make sure your computer's name matches up to the nameserver address. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?Pine.BSI.3.94.960925205651.647U-100000>