On that note, what's the difference between /etc/nsswitch.conf's host section and /etc/host.conf's order section? Both of them seem to do the same... On Sat, 2002-08-24 at 01:27, Russell wrote: > "Bodnyk, Bruce W" wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I've just installed Debian 2.2 r7 on a machine. I can ping to other machines > > if > > I use their IP address but not by name. As far as I know I have my dns name > > servers set up correctly. Any ideas of what I need to look for? > > Check: /etc/hosts, /etc/host.conf, /etc/hostname, /etc/networks, /etc/resolve.conf, > /etc/nsswitch.conf. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-request@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org > -- PGP public key: http://www.wolfheart.ro/pubkey.asc
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