I'm trying to get my machine setup so that in the near future I'll feel more
comfortable using my Linux box on the Internet.
I'm having trouble setting it up without an actual Internet connection. My
HOSTNAME=goddard, verified by using '$>hostname' and the /etc/HOSTNAME file.
But I keep getting e-mail from root from certain events that complaining
"gethostname() cannot find host goddard". I can't "$>ping goddard" or
"$>telnet goddard" either.
I realize there is something to fix in my /etc/hosts file. I have only gone
so far as to make up an IP address with goddard as the machine name. What
else is there? What I've read so far all assume multiple machines or a
connection on the Internet.
Is there a way to map 'goddard' back to 'localhost'?
Thanks
Adrian
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Adrian Nagle Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp.
Thermal Engineer P.O. Box 1062
TEL: 303-939-6518 Boulder, CO 80306-1062
FAX: 303-939-5166 http://www.ballaerospace.com
