Subject: proftp $ host name problems
From: Robert J. Bloemeke (bloemeke@mac.com)
Date: Sat Nov 17 2001 - 20:03:24 MST
Thanks for the help, Keary. Yes, nslookup verifies that
zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp is unresolvable. It says: "cwos001.zaq.ne.jp can't
find zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp: Non-existent host/domain". But I still don't
know what to do about this. Is this a problem caused by my using a dynamic
IP connected directly to the internet, instead of using a router, perhaps?
Maybe there's a way to change my host name to localhost? I know that there
is a fixed IP number for that: 27.0.0.1. If this is a good idea, how can I
change it? This host name already shows up in net configurator. OR, if this
is a bad idea, can you offer any other solutions? (spelled out step-by step,
because I only started using Linux about two weeks ago)
By the way, I'm going to go out today and get a linksys router.
Thanks for your time and trouble.
Robert
> Subject: Re: proftp & host name problems
>
> It means your host doesn't actually resolve. Invoke nslookup to verify. The
> host name must be a "real" host, i.e. DNS resolvable to use virtualhost
> blocks. It could also be a DNS setup problem.
>
> Keary Suska
> Esoteritech, Inc.
> "Leveraging Open Source for a better Internet"
>
>> From: "Robert J. Bloemeke" <bloemeke@mac.com>
>> Reply-To: yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com
>> Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2001 23:48:44 +0900
>> To: <yellowdog-general@lists.yellowdoglinux.com>
>> Subject: proftp & host name problems
>>
>> Hello,
>> I seem to be having trouble with proftpd. When trying to run it, I get this
>> message:
>> zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp - Fatal: unable to determine IP address of
>> 'zaqd38760a5.zaq.ne.jp'.
>>
>> zaqd38760a5 is the user name given to me by my ISP here in Japan. My
>> YellowDog Linux 2.1 iMac is hooked up directly to the dynamic IP address
>> given to me by this provider. This name also appears in the prompt in the
>> command line interface.
>>
>> Also, when I shutdown, one of the messages that scrolls down the screen
>> before shuting down is this one: "Can't get host name. Your system is
>> severely misconfigured" I can't understand how the system could be
>> "severely" misconfigured, since I have done little if any changing of
>> configuration files since I installed the system a week ago. The only
>> changes I made were minor things via webmin. But nothing that I recall
>> having to do with a "host name". I get a similar host name error message for
>> a split second when I startx after logging on. (Nevertheless, X seems to
>> boot with no problems.)
>>
>> Can anybody shed some light on how I can get proftpd working? And/or what
>> the cause/meaning of the host name error messages might be?
>>
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Robert
>>
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