Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Message-Id: <200009222003.PAA21190@smtp.sunflower.com> From: "Doug Wyatt" To: cygwin AT sources DOT redhat DOT com Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2000 15:04:04 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Subject: Re: /etc/hosts? Reply-to: dwyatt AT sunflower DOT com CC: Michael Cook In-reply-to: <31729198.969651609549.JavaMail.imail@ally.excite.com> X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v3.12b) Hi, I think the OS that actually handles this, so you need to create a DOS-text %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts file. If you have Cygwin apps that actually look in /etc/hosts, you might try a symlink from /etc/hosts to %WINDIR%\system32\drivers\etc\hosts. Regards, Doug Wyatt > > Hello, > I have tried adding an /etc/hosts file to be able to ping/telnet/ssh by > name to remote hosts, but it doesn't seem to resolve the hostname to the IP. > Any ideas? > Here's my setup: > > > Cygnus Win95/NT Configuration Diagnostics > Current System Time: Fri Sep 22 12:38:54 2000 > > WinNT Ver 5.0 build 2195 Service Pack 1 > > Path: /usr/local/bin > /usr/bin > /usr/bin > /cygdrive/d/Netmanag32 > /cygdrive/d/Perl/bin/ > /cygdrive/c/WINNT/system32 > /cygdrive/c/WINNT > /cygdrive/c/WINNT/System32/Wbem > /cygdrive/d/PROGRA~1/ULTRAEDT > > SysDir: C:\WINNT\System32 > WinDir: C:\WINNT > > HOME = `/home/mcook' > MAKE_MODE = `unix' > PWD = `/bin' > USER = `mcook' > > Use `-r' to scan registry > > a: fd N/A N/A > c: hd NTFS 2045Mb 62% CP CS UN PA FC OS > d: hd NTFS 4097Mb 29% CP CS UN PA FC DATA > e: cd N/A N/A > m: net NTFS 52062Mb 89% CP CS UN PA FC Q Device > n: net NTFS 52062Mb 89% CP CS UN PA FC Q Device > > d:\cygwin\bin /usr/bin system textmode > d:\cygwin\lib /usr/lib system textmode > d:\cygwin / system textmode > > Found: .\bash.exe > Found: d:\cygwin\bin\bash.exe > Found: .\cat.exe > Found: d:\cygwin\bin\cat.exe > Not Found: cpp (good!) > Found: .\find.exe > Found: d:\cygwin\bin\find.exe > Not Found: gcc > Not Found: gdb > Found: .\ld.exe > Found: d:\cygwin\bin\ld.exe > Found: .\ls.exe > Found: d:\cygwin\bin\ls.exe > Not Found: make > Not Found: sh > > 83k 2000/06/11 .\cygitcl30.dll > 35k 2000/06/11 .\cygitk30.dll > 402k 2000/06/11 .\cygtcl80.dll > 5k 2000/06/11 .\cygtclpip80.dll > 10k 2000/06/11 .\cygtclreg80.dll > 639k 2000/06/11 .\cygtk80.dll > 586k 2000/08/04 .\cygwin1.dll > Cygwin DLL version info: > dll major: 1001 > dll minor: 4 > dll epoch: 19 > dll bad signal mask: 19005 > dll old termios: 5 > api major: 0 > api minor: 26 > shared data: 3 > dll identifier: cygwin1 > mount registry: 2 > cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions > cygwin registry name: Cygwin > program options name: Program Options > cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 > build date: Thu Aug 3 20:53:46 EDT 2000 > CVS tag: cygwin-1-1-4 > shared id: cygwin1S3 > > 83k 2000/06/11 .\cygitcl30.dll > 35k 2000/06/11 .\cygitk30.dll > 402k 2000/06/11 .\cygtcl80.dll > 5k 2000/06/11 .\cygtclpip80.dll > 10k 2000/06/11 .\cygtclreg80.dll > 639k 2000/06/11 .\cygtk80.dll > 586k 2000/08/04 .\cygwin1.dll > Cygwin DLL version info: > dll major: 1001 > dll minor: 4 > dll epoch: 19 > dll bad signal mask: 19005 > dll old termios: 5 > api major: 0 > api minor: 26 > shared data: 3 > dll identifier: cygwin1 > mount registry: 2 > cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions > cygwin registry name: Cygwin > program options name: Program Options > cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 > build date: Thu Aug 3 20:53:46 EDT 2000 > CVS tag: cygwin-1-1-4 > shared id: cygwin1S3 > > 83k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygitcl30.dll > 35k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygitk30.dll > 402k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygtcl80.dll > 5k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygtclpip80.dll > 10k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygtclreg80.dll > 639k 2000/06/11 d:\cygwin\bin\cygtk80.dll > 586k 2000/08/04 d:\cygwin\bin\cygwin1.dll > Cygwin DLL version info: > dll major: 1001 > dll minor: 4 > dll epoch: 19 > dll bad signal mask: 19005 > dll old termios: 5 > api major: 0 > api minor: 26 > shared data: 3 > dll identifier: cygwin1 > mount registry: 2 > cygnus registry name: Cygnus Solutions > cygwin registry name: Cygwin > program options name: Program Options > cygwin mount registry name: mounts v2 > build date: Thu Aug 3 20:53:46 EDT 2000 > CVS tag: cygwin-1-1-4 > shared id: cygwin1S3 > > Use -h to see help about each section > > Thanks! > Michael > > > > > > _______________________________________________________ > Say Bye to Slow Internet! > http://www.home.com/xinbox/signup.html > > > -- > Want to unsubscribe from this list? > Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com > -- Want to unsubscribe from this list? Send a message to cygwin-unsubscribe AT sourceware DOT cygnus DOT com