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Hi all;

I have Redhat 6.2 server install.

Would changing localhost to a different name make any difference to
its operation?

ie instead of;

127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

have 127.0.0.1 gtech gtech.localdomain

and replace localhost in the apache conf with gtech.

So that lynx gtech works. Would this cause me to be unable to use my
ppp connection?

As when I connect and then try to ping the nameserver (230.48.5.1) or
any other ip or name, it just does nothing until I press ctr-c. The it
says that all packets where lost.

I used;

/usr/sbin/pppd /dev/ttyS1 57600 debug user erc connect "/usr/sbin/chat
-v '' AT OK ATDT85534300 CONNECT '\d\c'"

and the output log is;

Sep  2 08:59:40 gtech pppd[651]: pppd 2.3.11 started by root, uid 0
Sep  2 08:59:41 gtech chat[652]: send (AT^M)
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: expect (OK)
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: AT^M^M
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: OK
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]:  -- got it
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: send (ATDT85534300^M)
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: expect (CONNECT)
Sep  2 08:59:42 gtech chat[652]: ^M
Sep  2 09:00:01 gtech chat[652]: ATDT85534300^M^M
Sep  2 09:00:01 gtech chat[652]: CONNECT
Sep  2 09:00:01 gtech chat[652]:  -- got it
Sep  2 09:00:01 gtech chat[652]: send (\d)
Sep  2 09:00:02 gtech pppd[651]: Serial connection established.
Sep  2 09:00:03 gtech pppd[651]: Using interface ppp0
Sep  2 09:00:03 gtech pppd[651]: Connect: ppp0 <--> /dev/ttyS1
Sep  2 09:00:04 gtech pppd[651]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap
0x0> <magic 0x5f2e768b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Sep  2 09:00:07 gtech pppd[651]: sent [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 <asyncmap
0x0> <magic 0x5f2e768b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Sep  2 09:00:07 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 00 04 00
00> <mru 1524> <asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp> < 11 04
05 f4> < 13 09 03 00 c0 7b 90 17 04>]
Sep  2 09:00:07 gtech pppd[651]: sent [LCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 00 04 00
00> < 11 04 05 f4> < 13 09 03 00 c0 7b 90 17 04>]
Sep  2 09:00:07 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [LCP ConfAck id=0x1 <asyncmap
0x0> <magic 0x5f2e768b> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Sep  2 09:00:08 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [LCP ConfReq id=0x2 <mru 1524>
<asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Sep  2 09:00:08 gtech pppd[651]: sent [LCP ConfAck id=0x2 <mru 1524>
<asyncmap 0xa0000> <auth pap> <pcomp> <accomp>]
Sep  2 09:00:08 gtech pppd[651]: sent [PAP AuthReq id=0x1 user="erc"
password=<hidden>]
Sep  2 09:00:08 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [PAP AuthAck id=0x1 ""]
Sep  2 09:00:08 gtech pppd[651]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <addr
0.0.0.0> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 <deflate 15>
<deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [IPCP ConfReq id=0x1 <compress
VJ 0f 01> <addr 203.48.5.2>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [IPCP ConfAck id=0x1 <compress
VJ 0f 01> <addr 203.48.5.2>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x1 < 11 05 00
01 04>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 < 11 05 00
01 04>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [IPCP ConfNak id=0x1 <addr
203.48.5.214>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [IPCP ConfReq id=0x2 <addr
203.48.5.214> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x1 <deflate 15>
<deflate(old#) 15> <bsd v1 15>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [CCP ConfReq id=0x2]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [CCP ConfReq id=0x2 < 11 06 00
01 01 03>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: sent [CCP ConfRej id=0x2 < 11 06 00
01 01 03>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [IPCP ConfAck id=0x2 <addr
203.48.5.214> <compress VJ 0f 01>]
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: local  IP address 203.48.5.214
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: remote IP address 203.48.5.2
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up started (pid
660)
Sep  2 09:00:10 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [CCP ConfRej id=0x2]
Sep  2 09:00:14 gtech pppd[651]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-up finished (pid
660), status = 0x0
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: Terminating on signal 15.
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down started (pid
718)
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: sent [LCP TermReq id=0x2 "User
request"]
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: rcvd [LCP TermAck id=0x2]
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: Connection terminated.
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: Connect time 8.4 minutes.
Sep  2 09:08:23 gtech pppd[651]: Sent 8693 bytes, received 4943 bytes.
Sep  2 09:08:24 gtech pppd[651]: Waiting for 1 child processes...
Sep  2 09:08:24 gtech pppd[651]:   script /etc/ppp/ip-down, pid 718
Sep  2 09:08:25 gtech pppd[651]: Script /etc/ppp/ip-down finished (pid
718), status = 0x0
Sep  2 09:08:25 gtech pppd[651]: Exit.
Sep  2 09:31:20 gtech gpm[487]: Error in protocol
Sep  2 09:31:59 gtech last message repeated 11 times
Sep  2 09:33:00 gtech last message repeated 78 times
Sep  2 09:34:09 gtech last message repeated 27 times
Sep  2 09:35:11 gtech last message repeated 17 times

--Regards       David. E. Goble
             goble [AT] kin.net.au
          http://www.kin.net.au/goble
Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223

Quote:> I have Redhat 6.2 server install.
> Would changing localhost to a different name make any difference to
> its operation?
> ie instead of;
> 127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

Stick with this (for the time being).

What have you got in file /etc/resolv.conf ?

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Quote:>Would changing localhost to a different name make any difference to
>its operation?

>ie instead of;

>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.localdomain

>have 127.0.0.1 gtech gtech.localdomain

you can add other names, but localhost needs to point at 127.0.0.1
ie
127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.domain gtech
would be fine.  

m.
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Quote:>>you can add other names, but localhost needs to point at 127.0.0.1
>>ie
>>127.0.0.1 localhost localhost.domain gtech
>>would be fine.  

>Hi m;

>Does  it matter what is pointing to 127.0.0.1?

some things use "localhost" expecting that it points to 127.0.0.1

Quote:>The way I have hosts and the http.conf set works offline just find ie;

>127.0.0.1 gtech gtech.localdomain

you can point more than one name at 127.0.0.1 and "localhost" should be one
of them.  so i'm saying, put
127.0.0.1 localhost gtech gtech.localdomain
as your line in /etc/hosts

m.
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Hi all;

What is the standard or most common format/order of hosts?
--Regards       David. E. Goble
             goble [AT] kin.net.au
          http://www.kin.net.au/goble
Po Box 648 Kingscote, Kangaroo Island, SA 5223

Quote:>What is the standard or most common format/order of hosts?

read the NAG (network administrator's guide) at www.linuxdoc.org and you'll
see some sample hosts files.  

m.
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