Brett Jones wrote:
>
> nslookup gives www.megabitwest.net an IP of 207.87.8.117, not 209.54.142.164.
> What's up with that?
>
> On Sun, 19 Sep 1999, you wrote:
> > >%_i've reinstalled linux again 7th time and
> > it still does not work. this time i get a timeout to login although it
> > connects tolocal linux machine using ip address it will not
> > complete a ftp session.
> >
> > I think its got something to do with the domain..
> >
> > I have set Domain Name: megabitwest.net
> > Host name: http://www.megabitwest.net *
> >
> > * by the way this is my URL , i hope to host my own domain with
> > Linux!!!
> >
> > when i configured the lan ethernet card i chose ip # 209.54.142.164 (card in
> > linux mach.)
> > gateway ip # 209.54.142.161 (cisco dsl router)
> > DNS server ip #209.54.122.2 (my isp dns server)
> >
> > my /etc/inetd.conf has the line of:
> > ftp stream tcp nowait root /usr/sbin/tcpd in.ftpd -l -a
> >
> > this is what the installation came up with!
> >
> > THIS IS BEYOND ME... HELP IF YOU CAN
> >
> >
> > TERRY
> >
> > my email is [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >
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I've been following this thread with interest as I am trying to learn
networking, and I see a couple of problems; 1) your host name can't
start with http://www., This just tells browsers on the other end what
protocol is being used. Your host name should be something like
fragile.network. Your hostname, URL, and domain name are not the same.
URL is the address of a computer with a hostname and domain. 2) you need
to supply considerable more information about the setup of your network
for anyone to understand what's happening, and how to help. 3) I think
its fairly obvious that you are in way over your head, and need to go
back and RTFM.
Your understanding of linux and networking seems to be a bit thin. It
takes time to learn, don't expect overnight success.
--
James Mellema, CRNA MA
---------------------------------------------------------
The idea that an arbitrary naive human should be able to properly use a
given tool without training or understanding is even more wrong for
computing than it is for other tools (e.g. automobiles, airplanes, guns
or power saws).
(Thanks to Mike Marion - Unix SysAdmin/Engineer, Qualcomm Inc.)
