On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 12:39:02 +0200 using the keyboard as a tool Mirko crafted these words:
|- On Thu, Aug 18, 2005 at 09:53:01AM +1000, Marie-Louise wrote: |- > This is the message that is in /var/log/cups/error_log |- > |- > I [18/Aug/2005:08:37:47 +1000] Listening to 0:631 |- > [...] |- > E [18/Aug/2005:08:37:49 +1000] StartListening: Unable to find IP address |- > for server name "ariestao" - Host name lookup failure |- |- The last message seems to be the root of the problem. Your machine has |- a host name of ariestao, but the resolver doesn't know how to translate |- this into an IP address. Try the following command: |- ping -c1 ariestao |- |- If this produces an error message like |- "ping: unknown host ariestao", |- the easiest way to fix this would be to add a line to /etc/hosts with |- the hosts IP address and the hostname: |- 192.168.xxx.yyy ariestao |- (adjust 192.168.xxx.yyy to match your actual IP) |- Check again with ping afterwards. |- |- If you get a different error, and cannot interpret it, please post it |- here. |- |- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |- > # telnet localhost 631 |- > Trying 127.0.0.1... |- > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection timed out |- |- That seems like your networking setup is broken, or you have a firewall |- which drops packages. If networking was OK, and no server process was |- listening on port 631, you would get the following error: |- telnet: Unable to connect to remote host: Connection refused |- |- > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> |- > # /sbin/fuser -n tcp 631 |- > -su: /sbin/fuser: No such file or directory |- |- The error message gives you a hint why the command failed: On Debian |- systems, the fuser command is not in /sbin/fuser, but in /bin/fuser. |- |- Try the following command instead (as root): |- fuser -n tcp 631 |- |- Or better yet (also as root): |- netstat -atnp | grep 631 |- |- > Its not a firewall problem, because nothing changes even when there is no |- > firewall or I use the command :- # iptables -nL INPUT |- |- Does the command "iptables-save" output anything? |- |- Mirko |- |- |- -- |- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] |- with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] |- That's exactly what I get Mirko, you are brilliant. This is what I wanted to know and thank you for your time with this. But one more question......... how do I find out the Net address that is Mine, for this machine???? I know nothing of networking. Thank you again for your time. Be well, Charlie. -- >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Books must be read as deliberately and reservedly as they were written. .......................................Henry David Thoreau ########################### Trying a Linux Debian Sarge System -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]