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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.bhp.com.au!mel.dit.csiro.au!munnari.OZ.AU!spool.mu.edu!usenet.eel.ufl.edu!tank.news.pipex.net!pipex!dish.news.pipex.net!pipex!news.be.innet.net!INbe.net!news.nl.innet.net!INnl.net!hunter.premier.net!news.uoregon.edu!arclight.uoregon.edu!dispatch.news.demon.net!demon!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!awfulhak.demon.co.uk!not-for-mail From: brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk (Brian Somers) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: Help finding my web server!!! Date: 3 Jul 1996 00:57:49 -0500 Organization: Coverform Ltd. Lines: 27 Message-ID: <4rd24t$jv@anorak.coverform.lan> References: <31D88009.52EF@ns.hondunet.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: localhost.coverform.lan X-NNTP-Posting-Host: awfulhak.demon.co.uk X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] Samuel E. Romero (sromero@ns.hondunet.net) wrote: : I've setup a FreeBSD 2.0 box and have to PC's connected to it through : ethernet cards, when I do a "ping pc1" or "ping pc2" from the unix : machine it works, when I do a ping from PC1 or PC2 to HOST it works, but : when I do a ping www.xx.xx from PC1 or PC2 timeout error occurs. I : added a ifconfig lo0 alias www on the configuration (sysconfig) and when : i do a ping www on a unix screen it works, how can I access my web : server in the unix machine from the PC's?? : P.S. also just before the login prompt in the boot process there is a : message that say's: : host.xx.xx not found : altough when I login and type ping host.xx.xx it work's!!!. Why is the : message comming out? : Netstat -r gives: : Destination Gateway Flags Refs ... Netif : mynet link#1 UC 1 : host 0:40:5:... UHLW 0 lo0 : www www UH 0 lo0 You need to "ifconfig ed0 alias www netmask 0xffffffff" where ed0 is your network interface, *not* your local interface. -- Brian <brian@awfulhak.demon.co.uk> Don't _EVER_ lose your sense of humour....