tried... still no go.... I have noticed that (I'm using ssh to connect to the system) that it seems to take a few seconds longer to be presented with a login prompt when connecting remotly vs connecting from the local machine, in otherwords it appears to be timing out resolving the ip address of the host that is connecting. Jeff > > Jeffrey Ross wrote: > > /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default is just an empty directory. > > > > Jeff > > > > Charles wrote: > > > >>Jeffrey Ross wrote: > >> > >>>I have RH8.0 installed on an older machine (AMD K6-2) the install went well, > >>>I do not have X loaded on this system. It handles strictly email, DNS, and > >>>some HTTP stuff. > >>> > >>>I did not install httpd, DNS, or Sendmail off the distribution. I compiled > >>>them myself. > >>> > >>>DNS 9.2.1 > >>>apache 1.3.27 > >>>sendmail 8.12.6 > >>> > >>>All three appear to be working correctly with one exception... > >>> > >>>if I type "last", "w", "who" etc, I do not see the hostname that I am > >>>logged in from, but rather, my IP address. However if I issue a "netstat" > >>>or check /var/log/messages I will always see my host name. > >>> > >>>Also other programs that rely on DNS all appear to work fine (i.e. ftp, > >>>telnet, etc) > >>> > >>>suggestions???? did I miss something simple? > >>> > >>>TIA > >>> > >>>Jeff > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Do you have /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default ? If you do, > >>does it contain your host name? > >> > >>Cheers-- > >>Charles > > > > > > > > > > > You should have three files there: hosts, network and resolv.conf > > hosts and resolv.conf should be like those in /etc > > network should contain this line > > HOSTNAME=theFQDN.whatever > > (Mine is HOSTNAME=cjmachine.abbey.cxm) > > Use vi (say) and create the network file with a similar line for > your set up and see what happens. > > Cheers-- > Charles > > > > > -- > Psyche-list mailing list > Psyche-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list > -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
