Erwin Rol wrote: ... > DNS works fine and I can ping, ssh, showmount with the name "gate" just > fine without the /etc/hosts entry. Hm, works for me. Do you have NIS running? What does the file /etc/nsswitch.conf contain after "hosts:"? Maybe having "dns" before "nis" there will help. Mogens -- Mogens Kjaer, Carlsberg A/S, Computer Department Gamle Carlsberg Vej 10, DK-2500 Valby, Denmark Phone: +45 33 27 53 25, Fax: +45 33 27 47 08 Email: mk@xxxxxx Homepage: http://www.crc.dk
