ntpq no longer working -

[Ed Greshko]

Bob Goodwin wrote:
> Tim wrote:
>> On Mon, 2006-05-22 at 11:52 -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>>  
>>> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   loacalhost      box1
>>> 10.1.1.2        box2    box2
>>> 10.1.1.3        box3    box3
>>> 10.1.1.4        box4    box4
>>> 10.1.1.1        box1    127.0.0.1
>>> 192.168.1.226   box1    127.0.0.1
>>>     
>>
>> Try:
>>
>> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
>> 10.1.1.2        box2
>> 10.1.1.3        box3
>> 10.1.1.4        box4
>> 10.1.1.1        box1
>> 192.168.1.226   box10
>>
>> Do not try giving the same alias or hostname to two different IP
>> addresses, that's bound to cause problems.  Also, there's no need to put
>> the same name as an alias as you've got as a hostname, the aliases are
>> *optional* *alternatives*.
>>   
> I've changed /etc/hosts pretty much as you suggested:
> 
> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
> 10.1.1.2        box2
> 10.1.1.3        box3
> 10.1.1.4        box4
> 10.1.1.1        box1
> 192.168.1.226   box1
> 
> But that leaves me with two lines aliased to box1, I'm not sure if that
> can cause problems?
> Can I put the bridge address on the line above it?
> 
> 127.0.0.1       localhost.localdomain   localhost
> 10.1.1.2        box2
> 10.1.1.3        box3
> 10.1.1.4        box4
> 10.1.1.1        192.168.1.226    box1
> 
> That looks as though it should accomplish the same thing?

Me thinks you need to do some homework on the format of the hosts file.
 Please do "man hosts" and read a bit.

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