On (02/11/06 05:09), schmity wrote: > Newbie Here. The name of my linux machine is "linuxbox". I am unable > to ping this machine from that very machine. I tried the following: > > ping linuxbox > and > ping localhost > > neither of which worked.
What is the output of $ cat /etc/hosts it should look something like this: 127.0.0.1 localhost 127.0.1.1 linuxbox.<domain> linuxbox and (as root) # ifconfig Regards Clive -- www.clivemenzies.co.uk ... ...strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
