Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2001 23:14:23 -0700 (PDT) From: Karl Agee <kdagee2@yahoo.com> To: Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr> Cc: FreeBSD-Questions@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd@lurkie.xs4all.nl Subject: Re: problems getting updates (still) Message-ID: <20010715061423.9638.qmail@web12308.mail.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20010715064314.A13904@hades.hell.gr>
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--- Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
wrote:
> From: Karl Agee <kdagee2@yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: problems getting updates (still)
> Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 08:35:58PM -0700
>
> > Hi Giorgos, thanks for replying, here goes:
> >
> > --- Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>
> wrote:
> > > From: Karl Agee <kdagee2@yahoo.com>
> > > Subject: problems getting updates (still)
> > > Date: Sat, Jul 14, 2001 at 10:14:15AM -0700
> > >
> > > > using the supfile from the handbook, and
> setting the
> > > > server to cvsup8.freebsd.org (the closest one
> to me)
> > >
> > > What supfile? Can we see it, please?
> >
> > you asked for it: 8-)
>
> Your supfile seems ok.
> The problem lies somewhere else.
>
> > > > I get the following output:
> > > >
> > > > Cannot get IP address of my own host -- is its
> > > > hostname correct?
> > >
> > > This probably means that your /etc/hosts file
> does
> > > not contain IP
> > > addresses for one or more of the IP's your
> network
> > > interfaces have.
> > > What is your network setup ?
> >
> > single workstation; dialup account. nothing
> fancy.
> >
> > here is /etc/hosts:
> >
> > bash-2.03$ cat /etc/hosts
> > # $FreeBSD: src/etc/hosts,v 1.11 2000/02/15
> 14:59:16 shin Exp $
> > #
> > # Host Database
> > # This file should contain the addresses and
> aliases
> > # for local hosts that share this file.
> > # In the presence of the domain name service or
> NIS, this file may
> > # not be consulted at all; see /etc/host.conf for
> the resolution order.
> > #
> > #
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain
> > ::1 localhost
> localhost.my.domain myname.my.domain
>
> You should probably edit this one and put something
> more meaningful in
> my.domain and myname.mydomain. But this seems ok
> for the moment...
ok I'll change it to something simple...
>
> > > >
> > > > anything else I can do??
> > >
> > > Provide us with more information. Describing
> exactly what you did,
> > > and including all the relevant information. Any
> files that are
> > > involved, information on the setup of your
> machine, including but not
> > > limited to: network interfaces, how they are
> brought
> > > up, their addresses, etc.
> >
> > like I said real simple. Using kppp to establish
> > connection. launched the above cvsup supfile from
> a
> > root window.
>
> Not very helpful in guessing what could be wrong.
> I'd be interested to the output of the following
> commands while you
> are connected:
>
> # ifconfig -au
su-2.03# /sbin/ifconfig -au
ppp0: flags=8051<UP,POINTOPOINT,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu
1500
inet 32.100.100.20 --> 32.96.120.226 netmask
0xff000000
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> mtu
16384
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
>
> # netstat -nr
su-2.03# /usr/bin/netstat -nr
Routing tables
Internet:
Destination Gateway Flags Netif
Expire
default 32.96.120.226 UGSc ppp0
32.96.120.226 32.100.100.20 UH ppp0
127.0.0.1 127.0.0.1 UH lo0
Internet6:
Destination Gateway
Flags Netif Expire
::1 ::1
UH lo0
fe80::%lo0/64 fe80::1%lo0
Uc lo0
ff01::/32 ::1
U lo0
ff02::%lo0/32 fe80::1%lo0
UC lo0
>
> It looks like you have some networking problem, and
> not a problem with
> CVSup itself. The contents of the files
> /etc/host.conf (or, if you're
> using NIS, this would be /etc/nsswitch.conf) and
> /etc/resolv.conf are
> also things I'd like to see.
su-2.03# cat /etc/host.conf
# $FreeBSD: src/etc/host.conf,v 1.6 1999/08/27
23:23:41 peter Exp $
# First try the /etc/hosts file
hosts multi,on
# Now try the nameserver next.
bind
# If you have YP/NIS configured, uncomment the next
line
# nis
su-2.03# cat /etc/resolv.conf
domain attglobal #kppp temp entry
nameserver 165.87.13.129 #kppp temp entry
nameserver 165.87.201.244 #kppp temp entry
anymore help is appreciated. I'd like to get this box
updated.
--karl
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