Thank you muchly if that works Sridhar ;0 Femme
Sridhar Dhanapalan wrote: > On Tue, 05 Feb 2002 01:52:34 -0700, FemmeFatale <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I've downloaded & installed Ximian's Gnome product. Before that I used some > > default Gnome that came with the mandrake installs CD's. Both times, I've had > > the problem where it (Gnome) for some reason cannot find my "host" address. > > It seems any other Window Manager works fine. Gnome even connects to the Net > > (at least LICQ & Gicq do). But when i load the Gnome desktop, it complains it > > cannot find: > > > > nightshade.telusplanet.net > > > > Yet any other WM is fine with that address. I am at a loss for an answer. Is > > this a common issue with Gnome? > > I had this problem about a year ago. Open /etc/hosts in an editor (as root) and > make sure the following (or similar) lines are present: > > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 127.0.0.1 nightshade.telusplanet.net > > -- > Sridhar Dhanapalan > > 133+ w1nd0z d00d > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
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