Re: [opensuse] what does 127.0.1.1 mean?

On Thursday 29 Mar 2012 19:34:29 lynn wrote:

12.1 Hi We have a bind nameserver for our 192 domain.

For a non static IP client I have to set the line: 127.0.1.1 hostname.domain hostname in /etc/hosts otherwise hostname -f and lots of other stuff doesn't work.

1. Why? 2. What should the file /etc/HOSTNAME contain? a. fqdn b. hostname

Thanks, L x

It might be a "bug", these may help http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=316099 http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian- reference/ch05.en.html#_the_hostname_resolution (see 5.1.2) -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org