A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said... [...] > Some more questions: I seem to be getting the same IP address through > DHCP.
That's the way it works - each time you reboot you get the same IP until the lease time runs out. > After the DNS config update, I can ping this machine by using its fqdn > hostname from a windows box. But from the machine itself, I can't ping > the fqdn hostname. > > The /etc/hosts file for this machine is: > > 127.0.0.1 matrix localhost > > What should I add to this file so I can ping from the machine itself by > giving its fqdn hostname ? I always get 192.168.9.31 as my IP address > for this box via DHCP. Having matrix mapped to 127.0.0.1 in /etc/hosts isn't a good thing. It should look like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost 192.168.9.31 matrix.<domain-name> matrix You should also check that /etc/resolv.conf is set correctly. > Also, is there any curses-based tool to configure network settings for a > Debian box ? Not that I know of. Would a set of shell scripts help? It'd be a good start for a curses-based tool. -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Phil Brutsche [EMAIL PROTECTED] "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe. And I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein