Thanks for responding Mikkel, I figured it out yesterday evening late - with a lot of trial and error, mainly error!!!!
Cheers, Darragh >-- Original Message -- >Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 10:25:09 -0600 >From: "Mikkel L. Ellertson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] RE: /usr/sbin/pconf and /etc/hosts >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Hi everyone, >> >> Sorry about this - complete newb to linux. I changed network settings >trying >> to install a wireless network card, and another lan connection using the >> gui interface in KDE, now I can't access the system at all. >> >> I think the problem is that the files /usr/sbin/pconf and /etc/hosts both >> show http://thesite.com instead of localhost now. I can access the failsafe >> program and I can read these files, I can open emacs but I've no idea how >> to change this so I can get into the gui interface again as localhost. >> >> Hope this is specific enough, struggling!! >> Thanks, >> Darragh >> >You do create interesting problems. To fix /etc/hosts, try something >like "echo 127.0.0.1 localhost.localnet localhost > /etc/hosts". This >should get you back up and running. I am not sure what to do about >pconf, as I do not have the file on this system. > >Mikkel >-- > > Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, >for you are crunchy and taste good with Ketchup! > > >Attachment: message.footer >
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