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Hostname issues in IRIX 5.3
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Hostname issues in IRIX 5.3
I gave my Indy a fresh install of IRIX 5.3, and now when I attempt to open system manager I get a message saying "There is no system by this name on the network".
I used system manager to set the IP address and hostname, so it's not like I made a mistake entering it in /etc/hosts
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07-23-2020, 04:06 AM
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RE: Hostname issues in IRIX 5.3
/etc/sys_id and /etc/hosts need to match, but other than that, it sounds like a problem with 5.3, which had a multitude of issues that required patches.
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07-23-2020, 04:13 AM
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RE: Hostname issues in IRIX 5.3
Ah, I didn't know about /etc/sys_id. I will have to check on that, but it probably is an issue with IRIX like you say. Thanks!
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