On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 11:52 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote: > 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain loacalhost box1 > 10.1.1.2 box2 box2 > 10.1.1.3 box3 box3 > 10.1.1.4 box4 box4 > 10.1.1.1 box1 127.0.0.1 > 192.168.1.226 box1 127.0.0.1 Try: 127.0.0.1 localhost.localdomain localhost 10.1.1.2 box2 10.1.1.3 box3 10.1.1.4 box4 10.1.1.1 box1 192.168.1.226 box10 Do not try giving the same alias or hostname to two different IP addresses, that's bound to cause problems. Also, there's no need to put the same name as an alias as you've got as a hostname, the aliases are *optional* *alternatives*. -- (Currently running FC4, in case that's important to the thread) Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I read messages from the public lists.