Yup i made the entries in the hosts file like 172.16.20.11 ws001.agnelganv.edu ws001
and the necessary modification in the lts.conf file and dhcpd file. but i still want to figure out whether my dns was the culprit or some other change is needed. iptables is not in the way either since its a problem with only a few hosts. thanks walter Quoting Sudev Barar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Wed, 2004-12-15 at 16:07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Hello Sudev, > > The hosts file is empty because i use dns. Thats what i mentioned that when > i > > use > > ping LAB2-NODE1 it replies to it > > also nslookup 172.16.20.11 > > replies with the hostname of LAB2-NODE1 > > > > Guess you are using entries in /etc/hosts file for the ip to name > mappings. > > Yep. I thought reverse lookups were the problem. If the ping is working > both ways then this is not the way out as DNS is doing the job. > > Did making entry in lts.conf with MAC address help? This is X with grey > screen problem but why should it occur only with certain workstations??? > [Scratching my head??] > -- > Sudev Barar > Learning Linux > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide > Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. > Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ > _____________________________________________________________________ > Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss > For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net > ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using NWebmail, BSNL's Webmail Program ------------------------------------------------------- SF email is sponsored by - The IT Product Guide Read honest & candid reviews on hundreds of IT Products from real users. Discover which products truly live up to the hype. Start reading now. http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ Ltsp-discuss mailing list. To un-subscribe, or change prefs, goto: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/ltsp-discuss For additional LTSP help, try #ltsp channel on irc.freenode.net
