Unable to resolve host by name

[Leonard Chatagnier]

--- On Tue, 11/25/08, Bob Cortez <rjcortez at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Bob Cortez <rjcortez at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Unable to resolve host by name
> To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for general discussions" <ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 6:50 PM
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 3:42 PM, Leonard Chatagnier
> <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> 
> >
> > --- On Tue, 11/25/08, Bob Cortez
> <rjcortez at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > From: Bob Cortez <rjcortez at gmail.com>
> > > Subject: Re: Unable to resolve host by name
> > > To: "Ubuntu user technical support, not for
> general discussions" <
> > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 5:58 PM
> > > On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 2:46 PM, Leonard
> Chatagnier
> > > <lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net>wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Tue, 11/25/08, Bob Cortez
> > > <rjcortez at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > From: Bob Cortez
> <rjcortez at gmail.com>
> > > > > Subject: Unable to resolve host by name
> > > > > To: "Ubuntu user technical
> support, not for
> > > general discussions" <
> > > > ubuntu-users at lists.ubuntu.com>
> > > > > Date: Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 5:19
> PM
> > > > > Connecting two computers on a local
> network, both
> > > running
> > > > > intrepid.  Had
> > > > > this working in 8.04.
> > > > >
> > > > > The server is media contents of
> /etc/hosts
> > > includes
> > > > >
> > > > > 127.0.0.1  localhost media
> > > > > 127.0.1.1  media
> > > > >
> > > > I think part of your issue is in the above
> hosts file.
> > > IINM, media should
> > > > only be in the 127.0.1.1. I only have
> localhost in
> > > 127.0.0.1 and my
> > > > hostname in 127.0.1.1.  HTH,
> > >
> > >
> > > Thanks for the suggestion Leonard, made the
> change with no
> > > change in
> > > results.
> > >
> > As NoOp said, I was wrong.  Maybe because I don't
> kn ow anything about
> > RDP.-:) Anyway, my /etc/hosts file is as I suggested
> and works fine and have
> > no problem connecting to computer in my lan.  But NoOp
> knows way more than I
> > do; so listen to what he says.
> >
> > Leonard Chatagnier
> > lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net
> >
> 
> I checked the /etc/hosts file on my laptop and it was as
> you described so I
> made the change as you suggested.  It's still that way
> and I'm able to
> access it with VNC now, so I'm making progress.  So
> many times when
> troubleshooting things like this it's a combination of
> little things that
> end up being the whole answer.  You weren't
> "wrong" and I appreciate your
> help and welcome any other thoughts you may have.
> 
Well Bob, I'm certainly glad doing it my way helped you make progress. I have 2 ubuntu machines so no longer use samba; just nautulus and dolphin to rw my shared folders. Gary(NoOp) has always helped me in using samba, remote desktop,etc. and navigating my lan.  He's pretty much an expert on it, I feel. If I knew anything more to suggest, I certainly would but it's now time to listen to someone more expert than I.
Leonard Chatagnier
lenc5570 at sbcglobal.net