Opening file too slow

[NoOp]

On 09/08/2008 02:34 AM, Chaman Singh Verma wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 8, 2008 at 2:43 AM, NoOp <glgxg at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
<snip>
>> > csv610 at blackhole:/etc$ cd
>> > csv610 at blackhole:~$ cat /etc/hosts
>> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
>>
>> There, I think, is your problem. Modify /etc/hosts (gksu gedit
>> /etc/hosts) to:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1 localhost
>> 127.0.1.1 csv610
>>
>> Now, from a terminal:
>>
>> sudo /etc/init.d/networking restart
>> hostname -f
>>
>> and you should get a result of:
>>
>> csv610 at blackhole:~$ hostname -f
>> csv610
>>
>> Now reboot - don't just log out, reboot. You should notice that your
>> system starts faster, and your applications should no longer open slow.
>>

> 
> Hello,
> 
> I followed your instructions and now I am unable to connect to
> internet at all.  Things are working fine on windows. I don't
> know where things have gone wrong.
> 
> csv
> 
> 

/etc/hosts is the _only_ file you modified? You can change it back, but
adding '127.0.1.1 <machinename>' should not have affected your internet
connection.

What do you see when you enter:

ifconfig
hostname -f
ping localhost