RE: Strange thing with HOSTNAME

["Chuck Mead" <chuck moongroup com>]

It's backwards...

It should be:
127.0.0.1	alpha.computers.org	alpha

and the 127.0.0.1 should be an IP other than the loopback address...
try 192.168.1.1 or 10.0.0.1

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Iztok Polanic [mailto:ssdipola guest arnes si]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 1998 12:02
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> Subject: Strange thing with HOSTNAME
>
>
> Hello !!!
>
> 127.0.0.1       localhost       localhost.localdomain
> 127.0.0.1       alpha           alpha.computers.org
>
> That's my /etc/hosts. When I type 'hostname -f' I get
> 'alpha'. OK. But
> when I type 'hostname -d' I also get alpha. And the same
> thing happend
> when I type 'hostname -f'.
>
> How come?
>
> 								Bye.
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