Thanks Bob for the suggestion. I get my IP dynamic from ATTBI.com - broadband but I added the entry to the hosts file. Now it is saying thtat it unable to determin the ip address of '66.41.58.51>' I noticed the less than symbol. I don't where that came from. I use vi as an editor. I copied the same format as the localhost entry. I am lost John -----Original Message----- From: Bob Tanner [mailto:tanner at real-time.com] Sent: Sun 9/29/2002 6:00 PM To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org Cc: Subject: Re: [TCLUG] FW: Proftpd unable to determine ip Quoting Miller, John (John.Miller at rbcdain.com): > I sent this at 10:05 this am and have not seen it posted so I am reposting > it. > > Thanks > > -----Original Message----- > From: Miller, John > Sent: Sun 9/29/2002 10:05 AM > To: TCLUG List > Cc: > Subject: Proftpd unable to determine ip > > I am trying to get proftpd working. When I start it by typing proftpd it > comes back and says "unable to determine ip address of 'dhcp-112-156'" which I > beleive is the name that is assigned to me by ATTBI. I have had proftp > working in the past but have reloaded my system since then so this is a new > install. I am running RH7.2. Try adding dhcp-112-156 and the right IP address to your /etc/hosts file. -- Bob Tanner <tanner at real-time.com> | Phone : (952)943-8700 http://www.mn-linux.org, Minnesota, Linux | Fax : (952)943-8500 http://www.tcwug.org, Minnesota, Wireless | Coding isn't a crime. Fingerprint: 02E0 2734 A1A1 DBA1 0E15 623D 0036 7327 93D9 7DA3 _______________________________________________ Twin Cities Linux Users Group Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota http://www.mn-linux.org tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/ms-tnef Size: 3315 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://shadowknight.real-time.com/pipermail/tclug-list/attachments/20030401/38b22a92/attachment.bin