On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 17:22:13 -0400, Andrew Biggadike wrote: >I am running Woody and kernel 2.4.18 and installed dhcpcd from potato >(because it was recommended). I am properly pulling an IP from my DHCP >server, which is nice, but now I cannot use an entry in /etc/hosts to >map my IP to my hostname (since it's no longer static). When I try to >ping my hostname it says "unknown host." >The only reason I need to connect to myself is for webmin (it doesn't >seem to like 'localhost'), but I would think there is a relatively easy >way to do this that I am not aware of. Any help is appreciated .. > >Thanks, Andrew.
Wouldn't the line; 127.0.0.1 localhost <host name> work? -- gt It is interesting to note that as one evil empire (generic) fell, another Evil Empire (tm) began its nefarious rise. -- gt Coincidence? I think not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]