Re: cannot resolve hostname [SOLVED]

2011-05-09 Thread AG
On 07/05/11 14:14, AG wrote: Dear List I am pleased - & very relieved!! - to report that for the first time in several days now I have been able to reboot the machine and it retains connectivity!! This is great news, and although I still don't know what the cause of the problem was, but

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Tom H
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:40 AM, AG wrote: > On 07/05/11 16:31, Tom H wrote: >> On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM, AG >>  wrote: >>> >>> In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with >>> networking, >>> I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from 192.168.1.40 >>> t

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Brian
On Sat 07 May 2011 at 15:15:18 +0100, AG wrote: > OK - I want to use a static IP address (easier for a simpleton like me > to configure the printer client machine to see it). The IP address I > have customarily used is 192.168.1.40 and that is what is in my > /etc/hosts file: > > 127.0.0.1 localh

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread AG
On 07/05/11 16:31, Tom H wrote: On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM, AG wrote: In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with networking, I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from 192.168.1.40 to 192.168.1.64 but also that my machine's name (valhalla) cannot be r

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Tom H
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 11:24 AM, Bob McConnell wrote: >> >> (I don't know what all the IPv6 references are, but I assume that I can >> safely ignore those). > > That is not a safe assumption. If you do not have an IPv6 capable router and > DNS server, many applications will timeout before the IPv6

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Tom H
On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 9:14 AM, AG wrote: > > In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with networking, > I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from 192.168.1.40 to > 192.168.1.64 but also that my machine's name (valhalla) cannot be resolved. > > This is the ou

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Bob McConnell
AG wrote: (I don't know what all the IPv6 references are, but I assume that I can safely ignore those). That is not a safe assumption. If you do not have an IPv6 capable router and DNS server, many applications will timeout before the IPv6 DNS request does. You need to disable IPv6 compl

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Lisi
On Saturday 07 May 2011 14:14:39 AG wrote: > Hello > > In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with > networking, I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from > 192.168.1.40 to 192.168.1.64 but also that my machine's name (valhalla) > cannot be resolved. > > > (1

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread AG
On 07/05/11 14:50, Camaleón wrote: On Sat, 07 May 2011 14:14:39 +0100, AG wrote: In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with networking, I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from 192.168.1.40 to 192.168.1.64 but also that my machine's name (valhalla) cann

Re: cannot resolve hostname

2011-05-07 Thread Camaleón
On Sat, 07 May 2011 14:14:39 +0100, AG wrote: > In what seems to be a string of related issues having to do with > networking, I now find that not only has my IP address been changed from > 192.168.1.40 to 192.168.1.64 but also that my machine's name (valhalla) > cannot be resolved. > > This is t