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Re: Trying dip gives "hostname lookup failure"
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Bob Nielsen)
Tue Nov 26 14:22:51 1996
Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 11:58:13 -0700 (MST)
From: Bob Nielsen <nielsen@primenet.com>
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On Tue, 26 Nov 1996, 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?
What about /etc/hosts, which should have an entry for your provider?
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