check your hosts file
if it doesn't exist you can create it
and if you are running a dns server specify its IP address
in the DNS settings (controlpanel/network/tcp/ip/dns settings)
-----Original Message-----
From: M.Selva Kumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 1:15 PM
Subject: [LIH] Getting Bad IP address.
>
> HI,
> while I am pinging my linux server from windows machine I am getting Bad
>IP address.
>
> That is,
> Our server name is jupiter and its ip address is 192.168.8.1.
> My windows machine gateway is 192.168.8.1
> While I am pinging server
> ping jupiter
> I am getting bad IP address.
>
>Can you pelase help me?
>Thanks and Regards
>selva
>
>
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