Date: Wed, 15 Jan 1997 14:33:20 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: gambert@cftnet.com (Allen W. Gambert) Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Upgrading from 2.2-Alpha to 2.2-Beta Message-ID: <199701150403.OAA04374@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <Pine.SUN.3.91.970114110450.13955H-100000@renoir.cftnet.com> from "Allen W. Gambert" at "Jan 14, 97 11:13:59 am"
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Allen W. Gambert stands accused of saying: > > telnet www.mcafee.com > > I get > www.mcafee.com: Unknown host > > But when I use dig to lookup the name it comes back fine with no > problems. If I add the IP address of this host to my /etc/hosts file > telnet works fine. Two possibilities; the illegal-character-in-name problem that Terry mentioned, _or_ you don't have the word 'bind' in /etc/host.conf > Allen W. Gambert (813)980-1317 -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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