"Phil Steitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On 11/18/06, Bill Barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> I found the problem with Gump, and I'm betting that it is the same >> problem >> with [nightly build]. The /etc/hosts file on vmgump still had the old IP >> address for vmgump. I changed it to the new address, and now >> INA.getLocalHost() returns the right address. >> > Thanks, Bill. I see this in /etc/hosts on vmbuild: > 209.237.227.200 vmbuild > > I get a different IP when I ping or do nslookup. I guess I should > change it to what DNS gives? Why is this entry there, anyway? > Yes, if you change it to the DNS address, then c-n will quit trying to connect to a machine that no longer exists, and connect to vmbuild instead :).
It's there so that the machine can locate itself during bootup (before the bind daemon starts), or at least that's the traditional reason to have it. > Phil --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
