Re: rants and rambles

[frog@intertek.net]

Tighe Schlottog wrote:

> > lpd will not work when you rename localhost to something other than
> > localhost. Seems basic but when it can't find a localhost IP it won't print.
> > Lesson learned?  Don't do that! I couldn't get my jetdirect to work. I wonder
> > why? All is fine now. I can print to my network printer now! YeeHaa!
>
> that is prolly because they are making a gethostbyname() call on localhost
> and when it its your /etc/hosts file and can't find localhost it died.
>
> > Webmin is a wonderful tool. I know all you command line only dorks are gonna
> > kringe, but I don't care. If I play with it enough I'll finally gain an
> > understanding of the file and directory structure and maybe my feeble mind
> > will actually recall the locations and contents of all the different config
> > files. It's all there at my fingertips. All I need is a table capable browser
> > and the URL http://localhost:10000 and the root password and I'm in, even
> > from my normal user account. I think it's kinda cool, so there. Found a few
> > things that I didn't know were there. OBTW, Webmin will not install correctly
> > when localhost isn't there either, hmmmm wonder why? Duh?!
>
> see above answer, prolly applies here too.
>
> any of you see that blues game last night?  you could probably see my
> seriously drunk birthday boy butt somewhere in the crowd.  man, that was a
> GOOD GAME!  w00t.
>
> tighe
>
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> Tighe           w00t            blumnky
>         "I am anger incarnate."
>         "Oh yeah?  I toss poo."
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Happy birthday!


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