> Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:46:11 +0100 > From: Alexander Dalloz <ad+lists@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: dhcppc1 in the file /etc/hosts error > To: dmitrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, For users of Fedora Core releases > <fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <1105292771.2356.149.camel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Am So, den 09.01.2005 schrieb dmitrik@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx um 18:32: > > > After Gnome user login I got the following message: > > "Could not look up internet address for dhcppc1. This will prevent gnome from working properly. It is > > possible to correct the problem by adding dhcppc1 in the file /etc/hosts". > > > > any idea how to resolve this or actually add it into the file? > > I can't find that file. > > /etc/hosts file must be there. > "dhcppc1" is a host which gets his IP by a DHCP server? Run > "system-config-network" and configure it porperly. > > http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/install-guide/s1-netconfig.html > > Either set the hostname manually or let it set automatically by the DHCP > server. /etc/hosts has following format: > > $ cat /etc/hosts > > # Do not remove the following line, or various programs > # that require network functionality will fail. > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost > 192.168.0.1 dhcppc1.dhcp.net dhcppc1 > > > dk > > Alexander > 192.168.0.1 dhcppc1.dhcp.net dhcppc1 Is this something that is specific to your network? Or is this something that needs to be on my computer? I access wifi servers all across the USA. -- Lloyd Hayes <lloyd545220-trucker@xxxxxxxxx>
