Date: Fri, 31 Oct 1997 19:25:44 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gdi.uoregon.edu> To: Michael Alwan <mjalwan@rma.edu> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: re: cvsup can't get own hostname Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031192455.19820B-100000@gdi.uoregon.edu> In-Reply-To: <XFMail.971030192236.mjalwan@rma.edu>
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On Thu, 30 Oct 1997, Michael Alwan wrote: > Cvsup starts now--I've yet to put it to use. But I have another question: why > can't I query the host by the alias or hostname, as opposed to the numeric > address? The following commands > > host mjalwan > host mjalwan.rma.edu > > will respond "Host not found, try again." The man page for host says this > should work. Just wondering.... Try running `nslookup' and see who's reported for the server. It may be trying to reach your ISP's nameserver, and times out when it can't connect. Doug White | University of Oregon Internet: dwhite@resnet.uoregon.edu | Residence Networking Assistant http://gladstone.uoregon.edu/~dwhite | Computer Science Major
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