I get problems using Gnome when my DHCP address does not resolve. A quick and easy way to get around problems like this is to add an entry to your /etc/hosts file like so:
127.0.0.1 computername.domain.co.nz computername Note that this does not replace the localhost entry, it is in addition to it. Kerry. On Mon, 2002-05-20 at 10:47, Mark Carey wrote: > Hi, > I am trying to get lpd going on my machine, so I can print my work and not just do >it (paperless office .... nah) > > <snip> > [root@xxx tex]# /sbin/service lpd restart > Stopping lpd: [FAILED] > Starting lpd: 2002-05-20-10:43:49.385 Get_local_host: hostname >'xxx.mech.canterbury.ac.nz' bad > [ OK ] > [root@xxx tex]# /sbin/service lpd status > lpd dead but subsys locked > </snip> > > now my machine gets its ip via dhcp, so putting an entry in /etc/hosts is not really >an option (or is it?) the entry for localhost is still there, what can I do? > > Mark
