[xubuntu-users] xubuntu-users Digest, Vol 15, Issue 3

[Michael Wieher]

The problem is that you don't have any DNS nameservers defined.  With DHCP
your machine gets them automatically, if you set your IP manually you have
to set the nameservers manually as well.

This out to help:

http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-ubuntu-linux-convert-dhcp-network-configuration-to-static-ip-configuration.html




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> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:38:30 -0400
> From: "Stoos, Ralph" <Ralph.Stoos at xerox.com>
> Subject: [xubuntu-users] Help with hosts file
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> All,
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> I am having a problem with Xubuntu not recognizing my host name.  I just
> loaded Xubuntu this morning and did all the updates etc. The system
> worked fine when I used DHCP to supply an address but, when I switched
> over to a static IP, I got this message:
>
>
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> "Could not look up Internet address for lugx.  This will prevent Xfce
> from operating correctly.  It may be possible to correct the problem by
> adding lugx to the file /etc/hosts on your system."
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>
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> I am behind a firewall and the proxy information is entered properly.
> This host file issue seems to be causing the network interface to not
> come up.
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> Any help would be appreciated.  I really don't want to reload the system
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> Ralph H. Stoos Jr.
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> Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:54:50 +0000
> From: Ged <ged.byrom at ntlworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [xubuntu-users] Help with hosts file
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> Stoos, Ralph wrote:
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> > All,
> >
> > I am having a problem with Xubuntu not recognizing my host name. I
> > just loaded Xubuntu this morning and did all the updates etc. The
> > system worked fine when I used DHCP to supply an address but, when I
> > switched over to a static IP, I got this message:
> >
> > ?Could not look up Internet address for lugx. This will prevent Xfce
> > from operating correctly. It may be possible to correct the problem by
> > adding lugx to the file /etc/hosts on your system.?
> >
> > I am behind a firewall and the proxy information is entered properly.
> > This host file issue seems to be causing the network interface to not
> > come up.
> >
> > Any help would be appreciated. I really don?t want to reload the system
> >
> > *Ralph H. Stoos Jr.*
> >
> I had this error message. A friend told me to make ged-desktop the same
> as localhost, so in my etc/hosts file I have this now:
>
> 127.0.0.1 localhost
> 127.0.0.1 ged-desktop
>
>
> # The following lines are desirable for IPv6 capable hosts
> ::1 ip6-localhost ip6-loopback
> fe00::0 ip6-localnet
> ff00::0 ip6-mcastprefix
> ff02::1 ip6-allnodes
> ff02::2 ip6-allrouters
> ff02::3 ip6-allhosts
>
> I don't remember what was there originally but it worked. I don't know
> if it will help you.
>
> Here's hoping
> Ged.
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