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Re: Trying dip gives "hostname lookup failure"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Paul Anderson)
Tue Nov 26 14:07:42 1996
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 14:05:05 -0500
From: Paul Anderson <andersop@agapesystems.com>
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Julien Michielsen wrote:
>
> After upgrading my RH3, and installing RH4 I cannot make a dip-connec-
> tion to my provider anymore. Trying to execute dip results in the mes-
> sage "hostname lookup failure". I'd think my setup is about the same
> as under RH3, whith /etc/HOSTNAME and /etc/sysconfig/network being about
> identical. Anyone an idea what other reason might be the cause?
> Thanks,
> ---
> Julien Michielsen +31-10-4765.771
>
>
For whatever reseaons I noticed that the upgrade wiped out most of my
system configuration files. Check the files in your /etc directory. I
did not experiance problems with dip, but I did with other network
programs.
Paul Anderson
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