Ok..so it s I press the CTTL key, then the ^ Key, and then the number 2 key to quit minicom without resseting right? And as for my /etc/hosts, I can leave it the way it was initially without any referrence to my Isp (I have a dynamic Ip assigned by my server everytime I log in). Thanks for clarifying it. Charles Curley wrote: > > Your ISP may have told you incorrectly. You should not have a permanent > entry for your ISP unless you are permanently on line, and even then you > probably should not. > > Here is the relevant portion of my W95 hosts file, which is also correct > for Linux: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost > 192.0.0.3 ccurley1 > 192.0.0.4 bad_dog > 192.0.0.32 laptop > > The first entry could also be: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.domain.net > > or some such. On some systems where I am testing IP code or otherwise > pinging myself, I'll do: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost lo > > which lets me call my loopback address either loopback or lo. > > But what is key here for your situation is that all of the names for a > given host _must_ be on the same line as the IP address. > > Any line that does not have an IP to hostname map should either be empty or > a comment, and so preceded with a sharp (#). > > The process of setting up the PPP link to your ISP should add a route to > your ISP, so you don't need it in hosts. Similarly, taking down the PPP > link should remove the route to the ISP. > > At 12:15 PM 6/5/98 +0200, SLP wrote: > >Hello, > > > >1. How to configure /etc/hosts > >cause.. My isp told me to enter : > >127.0.0.1 name of local host > >name of local host .my isp.net > > > >So I did : > >127.0.0.1 localhost > >localhost.microtec.net > >(AS I let my computer name as localhost and my isp is microtec.net). > >The problem is that I get error `"cannot find localhost name ", even at > >booting. Could anyone tell me what I should exactly enter in /etc/hosts > >as my computers name is localhost and my isp is > >www.microtec.net(204.50.80.200). > > > >2. How can I quit from minicom without resetting or close my minicom > >session , so I can go to my xterm prompt in order to launch lynx, ftp..?? > > -- C^2 > > I have sworn upon the altar of God eternal hostility against every form of > tyranny over the mind of man. > -- Thomas Jefferson, letter to Benjamin Rush, 1800 A.D. > > Thomas Jefferson, Patron Saint of the Internet: > http://w3.trib.com/~ccurley/Jefferson.html > > -- > PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! > http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists > To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > "unsubscribe" as the Subject. -- PLEASE read the Red Hat FAQ, Tips, Errata and the MAILING LIST ARCHIVES! http://www.redhat.com/RedHat-FAQ /RedHat-Errata /RedHat-Tips /mailing-lists To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.
