Subject: Re: [vserver] Fail to ping guest hostname
From: Stephen Liu <satimis@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:39:57 +0800 (CST)

Hi Gilles,


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> > I already have that line on /etc/hosts (Guest).  But it can't work.
>  I
> > can't resolve why that line must be on /etc/hosts (Host) to make;
> > 
> > $ ping -c3 vserver1.satimis.com
> > 
> > work.  "192.168.0.111" is the local IP of the guest. 
> > vserver1.satimis.com is hostname of the guest as well.
> >
> 
> It must be on the host because the above command is executed on the
> host!
> Did you try?

Tried already and it works.  Thanks.


The line;

192.168.0.111  vserver1.satimis.com

must be on /etc/hosts of both Host and Guest to make ping hostname
work.


Others noted with thanks


B.R.
Stephen L

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