On Fri, 04 Feb 2000, Quel Qun wrote:
> Hmm... I think the concept of quadrant geometry is mainly used in the US and
> military which is, mind you, different from every one.
> Have you ever seen how a formula 1 race starts? The cars are stopped under 3
> red lights, waiting for them to switch to green. Would you guess in which
> order? From top to bottom, bingo! Somehow, I would prefer this metaphor.
> Traffic signal...brrr.
> Hey, no offence I hope. Just expressing a different view.
It's just a pot-stirrer, to wake everyone up before they read on <g>.
> >/etc/hosts is not set up - the networking information collected should
> >include what is necessary to do this.
> >
> That's true. Also, I am using the company dhcp server to get my IPs, but my
> machine names are not known by the DNS (IS departement by-pass). I would
> expect the install process to ask me for the host name. The old text install
> did. The new one just let me with localhost and does not install my NIC
> 3c509 module.
The new installer DOES ask for the host name. It does not ask for other
host names on the same network and their IPs for putting in /etc/hosts. I
have not tried the new text installer.
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Regards,
Ron. [AU] - sent by Linux.
