-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Tim wrote: > On Sat, 2006-01-21 at 14:23 +0000, Chris Jones wrote: > >>>> My /etc/hosts shows: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain >>>> localhost 192.168.0.3 bilbo.stow-jones.local bilbo >>>> 192.168.0.2 gandalf.stow-jones.local gandalf 192.168.0.5 >>>> frodo.stow-jones.local frodo > > > Do you have this same hosts file on each PC? > Tim Yes. I do, although the other PC's being windoze, they do not have FQDN's. In answer to your previous response, the 'localhost' in /etc/hosts is correctly spelled. - -- QOTD: "If you keep an open mind people will throw a lot of garbage in it." error: one bad user found in front of screen -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Fedora - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD1BD4ZJbxzczKArcRAo0zAKCcwLm7LUjdoIRmRgMCFXjdVEeblQCfdeKD k+ZZRDWWv23KChsvxjUDqhk= =LeVz -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----