Re: Host's IP address can't be found

[mockingbird@earthlight.co.nz (Chris Bannister)]

On Sat, Apr 28, 2007 at 02:35:03PM -0400, Gloria Brown wrote:
> I installed Etch on a stand-alone workstation which is the sole host on 
> a local network and has Internet access through a hardware firewall. 
> 
> I have a MB ethernet chip, but am using a NIC card. Before the card was
> eth0, but with installation of Etch on a new disk, it apparently changed
> to eth1.

You are getting online ok?

> I can't mail out with rmail or Wanderlust because the host's IP address
> can't be found:
> In exim4/mainlog when I use rmail:
> 
>   2007-04-28 06:55:20 1HhkaF-0000qy-WE <= brownh@teufel.hartford-hwp.com
>         U=brownh P=local S=448
>   2007-04-28 06:55:20 1HhkaF-0000qy-WE no IP address found for host
>         brownh@hartford-hwp.com
>   2007-04-28 06:55:20 1HhkaF-0000qy-WE == brownh@teufel.hartford-hwp.com
>         R=smarthost defer (-1): lookup of host "brownh@hartford-hwp.com"
>         failed in smarthost router

[snip unnecessary, INMHO, configs]

Have a look at /etc/email-addresses[1], where you can map local addresses
to your isp address.
Is exim configured to use your smtp server?

[1] Not sure if /etc/email-addresses is the correct name -- could
someone check this.

-- 
Chris.