Date: 07 Jan 2000 15:29:01 -0500 From: Allan Strand <stranda@cofc.edu> To: Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Allan Strand <stranda@cofc.edu>] natd coexisting with rpc.statd+nfs Message-ID: <86k8llk4mq.fsf@linum.cofc.edu> In-Reply-To: Gene Harris's message of "Wed, 05 Jan 2000 16:13:11 -0600 (CST)" References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001051602200.2773-100000@tetron02.tetronsoftware.com>
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Gene Harris <zeus@tetronsoftware.com> writes: > Well, my diagnosis at this point is that something is wrong > ;-) > > In checking the rpcinfo man page, if no host is supplied on > the command line, it uses the response from the command > "hostname". I suspect that something is wrong with your > host name setup. Type hostname and see if something comes > back. Then make sure that hostname is registered with your > DNS provider. > > This would also explain why rcp.statd appears to hang, it > cannot identify the machine it is executing on. I would > also make sure that you have an entry in your /etc/hosts > file of localhost 127.0.0.1. > > Either you have no hostname, or the hostname you have > assigned is not in the DNS or is different from what the > DNS thinks it is. I think this may be the problem! > > Gene > Well I got it working thanks to the suggestion by Crist Clark. I definately had "auto" rather than "lo0" in my list of interfaces. Thanks all, a. -- Allan E. Strand stranda@cofc.edu, http://linum.cofc.edu Department of Biology Phone: (843) 953-8085 College of Charleston Fax: (843) 953-5453 Charleston, SC 29424 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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