Re: How do I stop Gnome looking for IP address on boot-up?

[Norman Stevens <norman arcady u-net com>]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2000, Daniel Weber wrote:

> Norman Stevens wrote:
> 
> > On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Elliot Lee wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, 18 Feb 2000, Phillip Deackes wrote:
> > >
> > > > > Put an entry in /etc/hosts for your hostname (like you should have ;-)
> > > >
> > > > That was one of the first things I ever did when I installed Linux!!!!!!
> > > >
> > > > My system knows my hostname. Nothing else, apart from Gnome has a
> > > > problem with it. I am convinced it is a 'Gnome Thing'. Gnome appears
> > > > to be rying to resolve an IP address for my hostname. I do log on to
> > > > an IP with dynamic addresssing, so my host is configured as 0.0.0.0.
> > > > Maybe this is the problem?
> > >
> > > If you are saying that your hostname is listed with IP 0.0.0.0 in
> > > /etc/hosts, why aren't you using 127.0.0.1?
> >
> > Because the ISP hookup howto tells you to do this.
> >
> > Norman
> >
> 
> I don't understand that at all.  /etc/hosts is for lookups intended for local
> netwoks - all ISP lookups are done via DNS.  PPP will make the appropriate
> entires in /etc/resolv.conf to resolve unknown host names.  /etc/hosts should
> only contain host names your ISP doesn't know about - like local machines on a
> home network.  I was under the impression that you had to have an entry for the
> loopback device.  Try posting the results of ifconfig.  0.0.0.0 is the global
> broadcast, yes?
> 
> 
The ISP-Hookup howto contains the following:


"A certain minimum of configuration will also be required in
   /etc/hosts. Most users will be able to manage with:


127.0.0.1       localhost
0.0.0.0         roderick

   Those with a fixed IP-address will obviously replace 0.0.0.0 with
   that."


I used that configuration for about a year without any problems
until I installed gnome. After changing the 0.0.0.0 for 127.0.0.1
I have had no problems with gnome or anything else.

 
Norman