Hi Andrew, You wrote: Andrew> I can connect to machines on the local ethernet fine, using Andrew> numeric IP addresses (can't see outside the local domain, due Andrew> to the firewall, but that's another story..). Also, I can Andrew> connect using name instead of number for a couple of machines Andrew> I put into /etc/hosts by hand. Andrew> Andrew> My /etc/host.conf file says order hosts,bind multi on Andrew> Andrew> and /etc/resolv.conf says search bath.ac.uk nameserver Andrew> 138.38.32.3,138.38.32.46
I am not sure about this, maybe I am wrong, but AFAIK you can't do nameserver 0.0.0.0,0.0.0.0 I.e using commas in one namserver line, split it into 2 lines with trailing "nameserver" for each one of them. borik -------------------------------------------------------------- Boris D. Beletsky [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hebrew University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jerusalem, Israel phone: +972 2 6411880 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
