Re: configuring loopback devices ?? (newbie)

["Boedi Marjono" <bhud inti co id>]

i am already edited my /etc/hosts :
127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost

but the problem still exist (ping localhost   ----> unknown host localhost)
??


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob McClure Jr" <robertmcclure earthlink net>
To: <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: configuring loopback devices ?? (newbie)


> On Thu, Jul 13, 2000 at 08:27:41AM +0700, Boedi Marjono wrote:
> > i need to configure loopback device (localhost) because if i try to ping
> > localhost  ---> unknown localhost
>
> I don't think you do.  What you probably need to do is put this entry
> into your /etc/hosts:
>
> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain localhost
>
> ping needs to have some way to know what IP address belongs to
> localhost.  It deals only in numbers.
>
> Cheers,
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