Re: diald auto-dial bug/feature

[Michael Beattie <mickyb@es.co.nz>]

On Sat, 17 Oct 1998 tko@westgac3.dragon.com wrote:

> 1) edit the /etc/hosts file and add your hostname behind the 'localhost'
>  example:
>  old '/etc/hosts'
>  127.0.0.1  localhost
> 
>  new '/etc/hosts'
>  127.0.0.1  localhost westgac3 << use the name returned by 'hostname'
> 


I imagine you have no NIC? If so, then for people that do, probably dont
need to do this. e.g.:


127.0.0.1	localhost
192.168.0.1	omnic.rumpus.net omnic
[various other hosts]

Is in my /etc/hosts file, and omnic is my hostname, and that IP belongs to
this box..

                       Michael Beattie (mickyb@es.co.nz)

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