Re: [IPCop-user] Can't ping IPCop

[HOMER_Simpson <H_O...@ho...>]

Matt Green wrote:
> My guess it that the following line of your ipconfig /all might be a
> clue:
>
>         DNS Suffix Search List. . . . . . : mydomain.org
>
> It might be that when you type "ping ipcop" it is actually trying
> ipcop.mydomain.org which doesn't exist as far as IPCop knows.
>

Which is kinda what I said but Matt says it much more clearly.

To reiterate;
in the /etc/hosts file, put the entries:

192.168.1.1    ipcop
192.168.1.1    ipcop.mydomain.org

Save the file.   Either reboot the IPCop or else run the
/etc/rc.d/rc.netaddress.down
followed by
/etc/rc.d/rc.netaddress.up

to force dnsmasq to reload the file.  This file is *not* loaded dynamically
like it is on Windows platforms.
NOTE: Do *NOT* run the rc.netaddress.* scripts from a terminal session, do
it from the console or else schedule it.  Reason:  you'll lose your session
after the first command....

At that point you should be able to ping both ipcop (will display as
"ipcop.mydomain.org") or ipcop. (with the trailing period.  Will display as
"ipcop")