I've got a server set up to serve out the various SuSE distros and patches locally. One virtual host for installation, one for patching, one for packman, etc. Worked like a charm until SuSE 9.3 came along. As far as I can see Yast resolves the hostname and substitutes in the IP address before it tries to install from there - which obviously fails. Is there a way around this on the client or do I need to change my server setup? Bjørn -- Bjørn Tore Sund Phone: (+47) 555-84894 Stupidity is like a System administrator Fax: (+47) 555-89672 fractal; universal and Math. Department Mobile: (+47) 918 68075 infinitely repetitive. University of Bergen VIP: 81724 Support: system@mi.uib.no Contact: teknisk@mi.uib.no Direct: bjornts@mi.uib.no