It seems to have worked, thanx! Next step is to try the public IP address as this is part of a distributed system.
Anyone have an idea of the cause of this strange behaviour? -----Original Message----- From: louie miranda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:49 AM To: Johannes A. Schoeman, MCOM/; debian-user@lists.debian.org Subject: Re: Problem with gethostbyaddr while trying to run commercial app Im not practically sure, i encountered this problem a long time ago. try changing your hostname to 127.0.0.1 and re-run your app. ty, louie at chikka dot com ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2002 9:36 AM Subject: Problem with gethostbyaddr while trying to run commercial app > Hi, > > I am trying to get a commercial application which was originally intended > for Redhat 6.2 to work on Woody. > > It complines that gethostbyaddr() cannot find the local machine's hostname. > The box is set up correctly and from > strace I can see that it looks in the right files and actually reads the > data. > > I seem to remember that the problem is libc version related. Could anyone > confirm or assist? > > Regards, > Alwyn Schoeman > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 > > > > > ______________________________________ > The information transmitted through this mail is intended solely for the > addressee and may be legally privileged. Any disclosure, copying, > dissemination or any action taken or omitted, to be taken in reliance on it, > by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. > Smart Communications, Inc. > http://www.smart.com.ph > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.371 / Virus Database: 206 - Release Date: 6/13/2002 ______________________________________ The information transmitted through this mail is intended solely for the addressee and may be legally privileged. Any disclosure, copying, dissemination or any action taken or omitted, to be taken in reliance on it, by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Smart Communications, Inc. http://www.smart.com.ph -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
