/etc/hosts only has an entry for my LAN, not for localhost. Can I use "127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost" in /etc/hosts? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Crews" <jpc@scooby.jaycrews.com> To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:28 PM Subject: Re: Can't surf and email > daYz writes.... > > > > Thanks for your reply. > > > > My LAN only consists of two computers. One is connected to the internet. I > > have used the network device control utility to setup the LAN. I seemed to > > delete the settings for localhost there. I like to set it up, but what name > > should I use for localhost on Redhat? And should I use "localhost" as the > > alias? > > What do you have in /etc/hosts ? > That's a good place to start. > > And make sure /etc/hosts is readable to the group and world. > (I used a tool once, and it was 'kind enough' to chmod 600 about > a half dozen config files. /etc/hosts being one of them...) > > -- Jay Crews > jpc@jaycrews.com > > > > > Thanks :) > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jay Crews" <jpc@scooby.jaycrews.com> > > To: <psyche-list@redhat.com> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 7:08 PM > > Subject: Re: Can't surf and email > > > > > > > daYz writes.... > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I had my internet connection working for a while on Redhat 8.0, but = > > > > yesterday I suddenly couden't email and surf anymore. At the time it = > > > > stopped I was trying to setup my local network, but I'm not sure if this > > = > > > > got something to do with it. I have tried to deactivate the local = > > > > network card on my computer, but this doesn't seem to help. I have also > > = > > > > > > What specifically, have you done to "try to setup the local network?" > > > > > > And a better layout of your network would probably help. > > > ie Are you using one Linux box as your firewalled connection > > > to the would, and others on a LAN? > > > More details please. > > > > > > > tried to disable my firewall (the redhat firewall), but I can't seem to > > = > > > > change the settings. The firewall keeps the setting at high no matter = > > > > what I try. Does anyone have an idea what the problem could be? How can > > = > > > > I adjust the settings of my firewall? > > > > > > Such a common problem, which is not really a problem, but I > > > wish they would change......... > > > > > > The firewall tool does not query the current settings of the > > > firewall when it loads. It just defaults to high. > > > Just set it to medium or off, save it, and it'll be what you set it to. > > > > > > > > > > > My modem is an Alcatel Speedtouch USB, and I can ping and traceroute = > > > > computers on the internet. > > > > > > Hummmmm........well.....you DO connect to the outside world. > > > > > > When playing around setting up your "local network", did you happen > > > to change that by default was IP 127.0.0.1 ? > > > In /etc/hosts maybe? > > > > > > That can screw up LOTS of local things. > > > > > > More details......... > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks for your help. > > > > > > > > Ben > > > > > > > > > > -- Jay Crews > > > jpc@jaycrews.com > > > > > > > -- > 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
