Marie-Louise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], Marty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Printer & localhost:631 -- Don't Give Up Yet Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 22:46:40 +1000 X-Mailer: Sylpheed-Claws 0.9.12b (GTK+ 1.2.10; i386-pc-linux-gnu)
On Fri, 19 Aug 2005 02:40:17 -0400 Marty kindly wrote: >|- Charlie wrote: >|- >|- > My /etc/hostname file is:- >|- > >|- > ariestao <my netaddress for this machine> >|- >|- This is incorrect. It should just be your hostname, with no IP address. >|- (Could this be the cause of your problem?) Thanks Marty, You're quite right, that shouldn't be so, but I was trying different things out as I went along before Jeff came up with the answer. My /etc/hosts now only reads:- 127.0.0.1 localhost My /etc/hostname now only reads:- ariestao Just as it should. Thank you for your observation. Be well, Charlie ************* Registered Linux User:- 329524 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Faith keeps many doubts in her pay. If I could not doubt, I should not believe. .......................................Henry David Thoreau *********************************************** Trying Linux Debian Sarge _____________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
