Date: Thu, 30 Oct 1997 18:58:42 -0500 (EST) From: Michael Alwan <mjalwan@rma.edu> To: questions@freebsd.org Cc: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu Subject: re: cvsup can't get own hostname Message-ID: <XFMail.971030192236.mjalwan@rma.edu>
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On Wed, 29 Oct 1997, Michael Alwan wrote: >> before. The command "cvsup standard-supfile" quits after 1 second with this_ >> message: >> >> "Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its hostname correct?"_ >What does > >$ host `hostname` > >report? This is what cvsup's trying to do and is running into opposition. > > >Doug White | University of Oregon >Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant >http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major Doug: I noticed that rc.conf and hosts had different hostnames--one reflected my e-mail account and the other my dial-up account. I synched these; now the command $ host 127.0.0.1 will bring up "localhost" assigned in etc/hosts: Name: localhost Address: 127.0.0.1 Aliases: The command $ host 10.0.0.1 brings up the "imaginary" network assignment suggested in the FreeBSD handbook: Name: mjalwan.rma.edu Address: 10.0.0.1 Aliases: mjalwan Cvsup starts now--I've yet to put it to use. But I have another question: why can't I query the host by the alias or hostname, as opposed to the numeric address? The following commands host mjalwan host mjalwan.rma.edu will respond "Host not found, try again." The man page for host says this should work. Just wondering.... Thanks again, Michael Alwan ---------------------------------- E-Mail: Michael Alwan <mjalwan@rma.edu> Date: 30-Oct-97 Time: 18:58:42 This message was sent by XFMail ----------------------------------
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