Date: Thu, 7 May 2009 09:14:24 -0400 From: Daniel Underwood <djuatdelta@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Xfce unable to lookup hostname Message-ID: <b6c05a470905070614h5a665f8ai15b03a192666b1b9@mail.gmail.com>
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Every time I log in to xfce, it throws a warning that it cannot lookup "bsdbox" (which is my hostname as defined in rc.conf). The warning dialog suggests altering /etc/hosts to fix the problem. In fact, it's not a "problem" because my WAN connectivity is fine, but I still want to resolve this. In /etc/hosts there are two lines containing: localhost localhost.my.domain Since I'm connecting to the Internet through a dynamic-IP ISP without a reserved domain name, I have nothing with which to replace "my.domain". What should I do to resolve this issue? In a situation like this (note: I am behind a home router), is there actually anything I can replace "my.domain" with? Pardon my very limited understanding of networking concepts :) Thanks, Daniel
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