Robert wrote: > If your problem is that name service isn't working (despite the hosts file), > it could be that Goofy is trying to find mini and mickey on the internet, > where they are not visible. I suggest not using a valid internet domain. > I'd suggest "orion.home" or something more creative. That way, goofy has to > fall back on it's /etc/hosts file when DNS lookups fail. Something else to > look at first is your /etc/resolve.conf*. It should contain a line like > "order hosts,bind", which tells it to look first in /etc/hosts, and then go > to Bind for domain name resolution. That may fix your problem with no > further effort, but I'd still recommend making up a domain name that doesn't > exist on the internet. > > If this problem occurs when you ping by number, then it's a routing problem, > which always makes my brain hurt (I never did learn how to set routes > manually).
What does "bind for domain name resolution" mean? Does the mashine want to contact a internet nameserver? Surprising that today after boot-up GOOFY _can_ ping MINI by name, but not MICKEY. What I didn't seem to had made clear was that all mashines can ping each other by IP adress except MINI vs MICKEY. How can I achive that? Since I do not have a internet dial on demand - I really cannot imagine that the domane you had found would affect my home network. Could you help me further on? Robert
